Moon shots

Did y'all see the lunar eclipse Sunday night?  We sat outside in the below freezing cold and watched as the moon turned red.  And as soon as the moon was completely eclipsed, we came inside and went to bed.  I always try to take pictures of the moon and I am never satisfied with the outcome.  Maybe I should actually read about moon and night photography from someone that knows what they are doing..  LOL

Here is my one picture and it's not all that good... before the moon turned red.

and this one from my phone showing some red. I think the moon was about 3/4 covered then.

 Oh well..  Do y'all try to stretch yourself with photography skills?  My focus has been on flowers and dogs but I am sorta determined to learn how to shoot the moon.  without having to buy another lens.

Here are some good photographs to brighten your day..

mock orange

byzantine glads

entrance to my garden

rose on the arbor

my Grandmother's garden in the 60's..always my inspiration

I hope you are having a good week. my Christmas decorations are slowly making their way to storage.

Love,

Mona

Sunrise, Sunset

From the rising of the sun to the setting, I will praise Him..

How can anyone look at this marvelous world we live in and not believe in God?  creation is a gift that seems too good to be true but it is true...every exquisite little bud and every fragrance that stops me in my tracks.......and the consistency of nature..there is ALWAYS something blooming...and growing..and the colors, oh, the colors.....no man could ever do it as well as our Creator....I hope you can see a little bit of what I have seen this morning through my camera lens.....it is remarkable....

Loropetalum

azalea

blueberry

oak tree

snowball viburnum

azalea

carolina jasmine

bridal wreath spirea

creeping phlox and iris

and just to stay true to the title of this blog.....here are a couple of pictures of the night sky taken with the grandsons..they were so interested in the moon and it was FULL..Will had been studying about the solar system..
can you see the planet too? any idea which one it is?  I need Will here..

eastern night sky

full moon

these are untouched by any photo enhancing..I think they turned out pretty good for a point and shoot camera.


I am so glad you stopped by today...I hope you come again soon...can't believe I have just embarked on my third year of blogging... thanks for all of your encouragement....