Moonlight through the trees
shining on the clouds
lights my way home.
Backyard Moonlight
©LaineQuinn2024
Every day brings us closer to moonlight
But
Where is she now?
(Crescent moon coming soon to your neighborhood sky!)
In Honor of National Poetry Month, an original!
©Laine Quinn
Photos taken in 2013, the moon and Venus just after sunset.
Here I am surrounded by giant old oak trees,
dripping with spanish moss,
living with a joyful dog
and a handsome cat,
while it feels like the world is coming apart at the seams.
It is not.
The birds still sing.
The frogs still croak and slap themselves onto the windows at night.
The moon rises and shines.
The sun too.
All that is worrying us will change,
and soon.
One way or the other.
To quote Wendell Barry,
Be joyful even though you have considered all the facts.
Be joyful and see the world around you with fresh eyes and love.
"Love is why we have hope"
Love your world!
And hope for the very best for all of us.
Inspired by the book by Anne Lamott, Almost Everything, Notes on Hope.
The quote about love is from the back cover and the Wendell Barry quote is found on the inside front cover.
She is fearless and funny and inspiring!
Photo is a view outside of Lake Lure, NC. ©Laine Quinn 2015
Social distancing not required...
Cat (DJ) and Armadillo, the Moon and Venus, Two Butterflies, Cat (Lucy) kisses Gator, Two Web-footed friends, Five Turtles! All Safe.
Through the trees...
June 17th Full moon!
©Laine Quinn 2019
The brightest moon went dark last night...
© Laine Quinn, Eclipse, January 20th, 2019. St. Augustine Florida
The thing is that Venus has been so bright in the Western sky lately
that she takes my breath away.
It is difficult to take an interesting photograph of a little white dot of light,
so I borrowed this moon shot with Venus, taken in 2013.
But seeing it is the best!
Venus is at it's brightest now, while the moon is waning and visible in the late night or early morning sky.
Our Moon was closest to us last night...
could you feel it?
She climbed out of the clouds and was beautiful for the rest of the night.
The tides were crazy high
and the cats were just crazy!
Lots of folks out to see the "Super Moon."
Full Moon over the Harbor in St. Augustine, November 14th, 2016.
Yesterday was the first day of summer,
and here in St. Augustine it was a perfect summer day-
clear skies with occasional clouds,
temps in the mid 80's,
and a soft breeze.
Later the Full Moon rose large and bright over the river or ocean or road,
depending on where you were.
A perfect day.
Appreciated, enjoyed and needed...
Guana Talamato Matanzas Research Reserve.
A Walk in the Woods.
...around the moon.
St. Augustine Beach, December moon 2015, Anastasia State Park, sea oats.
Ever grateful for the beautiful ocean,
the wind and pelicans,
for night blooming jasmine off my deck,
for the moon and stars,
for family and friends I adore,
for my health and happiness.
Happy Thanksgiving!
St. Augustine Beach.
The moon resting near Venus and Mars, early Saturday morning.
(Mars really is red!)
When you look higher,
there is Jupiter!
The sun is about to rise and outshine these pals as they make their way across the sky.
A beautiful sight.
The moon and Venus close by with Mars and Jupiter, looking East on the morning of November 7th, 2015.
Venus and Mars are alright tonight... from a Paul McCartney song.
Green on the right going out to sea.
Moon in the sky.
Restless ocean claiming the land.
Godspeed to all travelers returning home.
Vilano Beach, St. Augustine, nearly full moon.
serving dinner once a month on the Full Moon.
Breakfast and Lunch -
most other days!
Another town, another great meal on the road in Lambertville, New Jersey.
What is it about the moon that speaks to us?
Perhaps it is that our ancestors from long long ago admired and loved that rocky orb,
and it is deep in our cells to respond somehow to its beauty.
Last month's super moon,
the night before the eclipse.
The eclipse!
Earth's shadow moves across her moon.
Sun, Earth and Moon in perfect alignment.
On vacation and settled into a little cottage on a clear night, on Cape Cod, without my tripod!
(These shots are a testament to the genius of the engineers who developed digital cameras.
I was able to change the "ISO" (film speed) to a whopping 1600. The only wobbly shots are the ones in total shadow.)
© Laine Quinn
Not even a month ago,
the crescent moon kept company with Venus and Jupiter for awhile.
The two planets are now in our blind spot and the moon,
well the moon has been all over the sky since then!
The movement of the stars and planets marks the march of time in our lives,
better perhaps than our fancy phones and digital calendars,
or even our wrinkles!
It's a daily, being in the moment kind of thing,
noticing the movements of the stars.
The crescent moon and Venus and even Jupiter is in the shot, in the evening sky of July 18th, this year!
On summer's beach...
a nearly full and a blue moon rising just over there...
Life is good!
St. Augustine Beach, Florida, last evening...
The sun setting and the moon rising...
Everything back in place for now!
St. Augustine Beach, March 4th, 2015.
Look West for the Crescent Moon and Venus and Mars this evening,
just after sunset.
Should be beautiful, if your aren't under a sky of clouds!
Photo from the archives, September, 2013, the Moon and Venus!
Cloudy at the beach,
some little bit of rain that didn't last too long -
heart and soul well fed,
a few *stories unfolding...
(and don't even mention that half moon peaking out of the clouds.)
St. Augustine Beach, *stories to come...
Almost full already,
when only yesterday you were a cheshire grin
on the other side of the sky.
You are running away with the summer.
Was it something that I said or did?
I am sorry, whatever it was, I am so sorry.
Please don't run anymore,
I can't keep up.
We'll talk, ok?
Let's talk.
You are beautiful still,
even if you keep surprising me.
Tomorrow,
I will know what to expect,
I think!
Almost full moon, St. Augustine Beach, a little earlier than expected.
You know that you must be busy
when you are surprised by the crescent moon in the evening sky.
Where did that week go?
It feels like someone is bending time and it's impossible to keep up.
Breathe.
Being busy is a good thing,
as long as you can punctuate it with quality down time.
Time alone.
Time with friends.
Time out in the air, (even if it is a little humid!).
It's nice when the moon smiles at our folly,
and reminds us to
hold onto our hats,
as the earth is spinning a little faster than it used to.
Cresent moon off the deck, St. Augustine, Florida.