Photo by Robert Slack |
On Sunday, Sept 26, in Connecticut's northeast corner, the breezy
night air carried a slight chill and the sky was sprinkled in starlight. My
husband and I stood out on the deck watching the Supermoon come into focus
through our lens, his camera, my binoculars. Sleep beckoned us. Our older black
Labrador Retriever, usually interested in the night calls of the coyotes, opted
for the comforts of the couch indoors. Our four-month-old chocolate Labrador
gnawed on the tripod legs, followed by my slippers. As the Harvest moon
gradually adorned her red glow, the tired pup curled up on a lounge chair. Part
of me wanted to curl up beside her.
I had heard scientific explanations about this astronomical event
and was drawn to Dr. Sarah Noble's (a program scientist from NASA) comment in
the NY Times, "You're basically seeing all of the sunrises and sunsets
across the world, all at once, being reflected off the surface of the
moon."
Meanwhile, astrologers blogged about the moon operating under
independent Aries while the sun would be in peaceful Libra. One mentioned lunar
nodes. (I had to look nodes up . . . who knew?) Some think this phenomenon
creates the potential for a huge shift in everyone's consciousness enabling the
heart to open up to the universe.
Beautiful post!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the link. Can't wait for the next one,
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