Sunday, September 22, 2013

Harvest moon

Harvest moon from my front porch
One of my neighbors knocked on my door as I was sitting in front of my computer the other night and told me I needed to come out and see the harvest moon, and she was right! I captured this shot Friday night, when the moon was emerging right in front of Mt. Baker. I tried to use my cellphone camera, but it wasn't as good as this one. Just a few seconds before, as I was fiddling with my camera, it was even bigger on the horizon.
Thursday's sunrise
The sunrise was also spectacular the day before. Those clouds all left and we had a beautiful day on Thursday, but I think they were just hanging around for the sunrise shot from my front porch. Today is blustery and rainy, with winds blowing steadily at 20mph and gusting to 35. Yep, not a day I'd want to find myself under a parachute.

I just called Linnie to see how she is feeling after her hard opening. She wouldn't have been able to skydive today, even if the weather had cooperated. She thinks she may have turned a corner and will be getting better every day from now on. She's able to go to work every day now, but she is probably done skydiving for the season. She makes these pretty little cards and sends them to her friends, so I suspect she'll be doing plenty of this kind of work for awhile, rather than jumping her buns off. I love the little airplane making its way above a very plump house.

Well, the sky gods must be thinking of the Senior Trailblazers, because the only really good day we had last week was Thursday, and we've got rain and wind projected all the way until... Thursday. I know it's too early to know for sure (it's only Sunday, after all), but I'm hoping for another great day! Today is the Autumnal Equinox, which will happen here in the Pacific Northwest at 1:44pm. I hope you have a great day!
:-)

25 comments:

  1. sounds like autumn is setting in in the NW. sorry your friend won't be jumping any more this year, but bless her in her recovery! i love her little 'plump' house - perfect word for it. :)

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  2. My moon photos are never very good so although I looked at the Harvest Moon, I didn't take a photo. Now I'm looking at yours and wishing I'd tried.

    There must be something about those magical Thursdays. That's when we have our tai-chi lessons outdoors. We've never had a class cancelled in 2 years.

    The northwest really do have the most glorious skies. You are so lucky!

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  3. I didn't get a moon shot last night, so I enjoyed yours:)

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  4. Look at that gorgeous moon! What a sight! And now we make the turn I love ... autumn is here. Happy Turning of the Seasons, Jan.

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  5. Once again, beautiful pics! Thanks for opening the door to your world, DJan!

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  6. We woke up this morning to a low temperature of 69!! Now that is GREAT after such a long hot summer of inferno temps ranging from 90 to 100+ for months.

    Your harvest moon photo is very majestic!!!

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  7. Love the Harvest Moon pic!

    The little plump house reminds me of the you tube "if animals were fat" videos. If you haven't seen these, you should google them. They are funny.

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  8. Love the harvest moon. And the sunset.
    And REALLY, REALLY LOVE Linnie's card. Big smiles here. And I hope her recovery is quick (but not so quick that she doesn't get lots more cards made).

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  9. I thought the moon was as beautiful as I've ever seen it, Jan.
    To know that we, as blogging friends, can see the same beautiful moon and enjoy its splendor makes me smile even greater.
    Lovely photos. You always take LOVELY photos!!

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  10. That's a great photo of the moon. We had one of the best sunsets I've seen in a long time today. Did I have a camera - of course not!

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  11. We don't have a good view of moon rise and sun rise - too many trees. I Love your pics!

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  12. Great photos of the moon! It was cloud here that night...

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  13. You are having a very nasty day. It must be the welcome for the first day of fall. Here it was sunny and 20...so a very nice day.

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  14. Wow, you have one beautiful view from your front porch!

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  15. What a spectacular picture. How wonderful to view such beauty every day.

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  16. It was a great day for soring my fall/winter wardrobe and freshening things uo to be ready for the nippy days ahead. Am eyeing the Emmies as I try to catch uo on posts. May the rain be minimal.

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  17. Very beautiful photos, DJan. I have never seen a harvest moon, myself. Hope the weather improves next Thursday.

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  18. Ooh, so beautiful and we also had a beautiful harvest Moon that night. I have just got them ready to post. I love your shot of Moon over Mt. Baker and that is quite the view to be looking at from your yard. Lovely sunset and hope Linnie is feeling better and back to BSOS jumps with u n the gang. Nice card too :)

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  19. What beautiful shots of the moon and the sky. (You know how I love skies.) Your friend makes the cutest cards!! I guess her body told her enough plane jumping for this year, but maybe she'll be ready again in the spring. :)

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  20. Funny I stared at that same moon from far away from you. I too, thought it was breathtaking.

    So far away and we all stare at the same moon. How profound!

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  21. I'm glad to hear Linnie is feeling better and beginning to heal. I'll bet she is skydiving again before you know it.

    I love that gorgeous Harvest Moon, great shot DJan. I'll keep my fingers crossed for the Trailblazers on Thursday.

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  22. Beautiful shots in spite of the bad weather....;)

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  23. Lovely moon, though I liked the blue moon a month ago, too. Congrats on getting such a nice photo!

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  24. Frank and I watched that moon (a few nights after it was full) rise above the hills, directly across the lake. Geesh it was amazing but my photography could not do it justice. I need my tripod and that's packed away somewhere among a few dozen boxes. Lovely photos you managed though. I hope your friend recovers soon than she thinks.

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