Mooned by Hovenweep CastleHovenweep National Monument, Utah

We had hoped for some star shooting action, but the moon had other ideas. A fleeting moment of disappointment... then that was engulfed by awesomeness. Hovenweep Castle was fabulous by day... but it OWNED blue hour.
And the moon. sigh.


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Moonburst Over the BaySan Francisco Bay


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Once In A Blue MoonNatural Bridges, Utah

Breathe
Dream
Wonder, too...

If
I
Dream of you.
(And I do.)
The Sign Donner Lake, Truckee, CA
Her mother always told never to worry...
but to pay careful attention
For there would always be a sign... 
and she would know just what to do.
Always.

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Moonshines Over Donner Lake


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Oh, You Supermoon


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The Eagle and The Moon
I was upstairs recording and editing voiceovers, which is what I do for a living. 
It was windy out. Summer. Lots of birds and activity out. 

Suddenly the smaller birds darted about and fluttered even more energetically, like they were caffeinated.  The geese looked nervous. The egrets decided to leave. I wondered what was up. Then the bald eagle glided by. 

I grabbed my camera and galloped down the stairs, launching myself out onto the back deck. I raised my camera and sharted shooting like a madwoman. Light was wrong, lens was wrong... no time to do anything but shoot 'n pray. 

Didn't even see the moon later. 
Cool.



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Pavilion Sully, The Louvre
It's known as the "Clock Pavilion", for obvious reasons. And it was like a little time portal. 

This wing of the Louvre Sully was built between 1624 and 1654 under King Louis XIV. However, the original fortress foundation - circa the late 12th century lies below. History lives here. It lives and breathes here. As I stood there imagining the likes of Napoleon, Catherine de Medici, Louis XIV, Henry IV and others gadding about in this place - designing, building, adding onto this place, all the while plotting, planning, loving, warring, doing all that stuff called life in their world... it felt like time was folding. Becoming now... and then... at once. 

I kept feeling like I could almost see them... right there... out of the corner of my eye.



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Mooned by Hovenweep Castle

Hovenweep National Monument, Utah

We had hoped for some star shooting action, but the moon had other ideas. A fleeting moment of disappointment... then that was engulfed by awesomeness. Hovenweep Castle was fabulous by day... but it OWNED blue hour.
And the moon. sigh.


©Karen Hutton - Creative Commons (CC BY-NC 3.0)
Mooned by Hovenweep CastleHovenweep National Monument, Utah

We had hoped for some star shooting action, but the moon had other ideas. A fleeting moment of disappointment... then that was engulfed by awesomeness. Hovenweep Castle was fabulous by day... but it OWNED blue hour.
And the moon. sigh.


©Karen Hutton - Creative Commons (CC BY-NC 3.0)

Mooned by Hovenweep Castle

Hovenweep National Monument, Utah

We had hoped for some star shooting action, but the moon had other ideas. A fleeting moment of disappointment... then that was engulfed by awesomeness. Hovenweep Castle was fabulous by day... but it OWNED blue hour.
And the moon. sigh.


©Karen Hutton - Creative Commons (CC BY-NC 3.0)
See photo in original gallery.