According to the calendar, the Old Moon still had another day to wax full when I took this, but I was glad to catch it in semi-daylight. Willits is nestled against the western side of Little Lake Valley, and the shadows of evening darkness creep across the landscape west to east - first the town, then the valley, then the hills, and finally the high mountains I described on Friday. Here to the east of us, they glow pink in the filtered spectrum of sunset coming from overhead; the endless sunset that never dies, but continues to sweep across the globe to each rock and tree and wave, in its turn, while we scamper about below, remembering to check our watches, or start the fires, growing hungry for supper, perhaps traveling home, or fearing for our lives.
13 comments:
Beautiful shot ,it looks like a watercolour ...It is so difficult to catch the moon ,i try but the result is always negative ;)
Perfect timing for this moon shot. Lovely!
Very pretty. These are my favorite colors.
Beautiful! And I can't decide whether I like the photo or the prose better…
This is a wonderful wonderful shot, love the pinkish clouds and the moon.
Lovely photo and your text superbe as well.
V
Gogeous! I love the colors. It is really amazing what mother nature can produce.
Pink sky at night, shepherd's delight...
We are all connected under the same moon. Great shot and thoughtful prose as always, Elaine.
The notion of a shepherd's delight has quite a different connotation in New Zealand.
Suffice to say, they'd rather a bit of cloud thank you very much.
Babzy - I've tried many times before, and this is the first time I barely got the gray details. I had to post it.
Raf - Moon shot! That's how I should have titled the post! Thanks.
Bibi - I like them too.
Hilda - Thank you.
D Rebel - I was so relieved when I could see the picture on my computer, and it wasn't blurred.
V - Some things, like the moon or the setting sun, unify us all, I think. I feel the need for some unification. Thank you.
Halcyon - I imagine our ancient ancestors welcomed the cheerful colors amid the cold winters.
Bursa - I had not heard that saying.
KG - Thank you. I sometimes have to remind myself that we are all here together, even if we imagine we are not.
Kris - I don't think I want to know what you are talking about. But here's to happy shepherds everywhere!
This is a lovely photo, Elaine. Wonderful colors. I just posted some lichen for you - online at midnight. I'm also very fond of lichen and of hardy, tenacious, low-growing plants of all kinds - especially cacti and succulents.
Gorgeous. Every word of it. The photo's nice, too.
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