Random Thoughts

I was just too lazy to scout out a location for the December (Long Nights or Cold) full moon.  I took a couple of photos from the full moon on December 21, but didn’t like either.  This one is from the following night, the night after the full moon.  Its taken from my studio window.  The sky clouded up a bit before the moon made its way past my window. The Farmers Almanac notes that “during this month the winter cold fastens its grip, and nights are at their longest and darkest. It is also sometimes called the Moon before Yule. The term Long Night Moon is a doubly appropriate name because the midwinter night is indeed long, and because the Moon is above the horizon for a long time. The midwinter full Moon has a high trajectory across the sky because it is opposite a low Sun.”   (click on thumbnail image for larger image)  (more…)