Moon & Clouds

I'm known for always looking at the sky, searching for images in the clouds. My husband shakes his head every time I grab my camera and run out the back door as the sky darkens with an approaching storm. I have many awesome shots of the swirling cauldron of dark clouds that precede thunderstorms.

Tonight the sky was a beautiful azure blue full of fleecy white clouds. The near full moon was a bright white orb suspended just above the woods. I went out on the deck to try to get a picture of the moon but of course ended up shooting a series of pictures of the clouds.

Above the house was an interesting cloud formation that strongly resembled a rather cherubic form complete with curly locks and a face with all the usual features- eyes, nose and mouth. It appeared to be flying not quite horizontally from left to right with its hands thrust out before it. It didn't have defined wings, but there was a wing like appendage where it's left calf was. This shot is going into the keeper collection!

Meanwhile, Kelly, who loves to take pictures of the moon grabbed her somewhat better camera and came out to take pictures of the moon. It had a somewhat oval shape tonight since it's a couple of days from full moon phase. Her pictures were awesome- bright moon in a clear blue sky with craters visible!

Later she went out when it was fully dark to get some additional pictures. There's a planet visible in close proximity to the moon this time of year and she was able to capture that as well. (I really need to upgrade to a better camera!) She tried to get a picture of the Big Dipper but the stars weren't bright enough.

I can watch clouds in the sky all day, but I have a definite apprehension about looking up at the night sky. I like the moon, stars and planets like she does, but I have always had this irrational anxiety about looking at the night sky...I think it's because of a couple of UFO sightings when I was young. I've seen two different UFOs in daylight but I can deal with that better than nighttime sightings!

I wrote a short story called The Abduction years ago, about a girl who's camping on a mountain with friends when she is abducted by aliens while her friends sleep in their tents at night. They don't believe her and think she's had a vivid dream or is making it all up. (These aliens had a fascination with socks.) I think this story is slated to be included in Miss Peculiar's Haunting Tales, Volume IV.

So, I take cloud pictures and leave the moon shots to Kelly! Between us, we have enough pictures to make a beautiful book! Maybe one day....