Blood Moon Eclipse

Blood Moon Eclipse

Sometimes, things can’t be captured fully in photo form. That is a hard thing for a photographer to admit. But tonight… tonight was one of those times.

The night the moon turned red. A blood moon.

I always think of the movie Practical Magic when I hear of a blood moon, of as they said, “Blood on the moon.” They didn’t have to explain it signified danger ahead.

I don’t fear a blood moon, though. I view it with humbling wonder. It was totally worth sitting out in the middle of my parents yard with the dog, bundled up and wrapped in a blanket to watch this occur. To see the moon slowly fade, then turn that deep blood maroon. Stunning.

I didn’t realize, going into tonight, that this is the first of four times this will occur in the next year and a half. It will next occur on October 8th, then again April 5, 2015, and then again September 28, 2015. Doing my homework, this phenomenon, while rare, did occur before… in 1909-10, 1927-28, 1949-50, 1967-68, 1985-86, and 2003-04.

Interesting, no?

No matter how often it happens, though, its still an awe inspiring thing to watch. For me, its the whole experience. The dogs barking in the distance. The light wind. Wrapping up in a blanket, camera in-hand. Some people think a blood moon signals the end of the world… and if it does, well, at least the world ended while I was living and experiencing the moment. Why fear such a thing? Embrace it. Be thankful for it. I say God is the best artist, and nature the most amazing canvas. Tonight was just an example of that fact, and I’m so glad I took the time to experience it.

2 thoughts on “Blood Moon Eclipse”

  1. I was most struck by the blood moon happening on Passover. Gave me chills thinking of it. :) Almost made me want to put blood on my door frame. Almost. ;-)

    1. Almost. ;)

      Ironically, every blood moon we will have the next two years lands on a Jewish holiday time.

      October 8, 2014, during the Jewish Feast of the Tabernacles.

      April 5, 2015, during next year’s Passover celebration.

      September 28, 2015, another Feast of the Tabernacles, also known as Sukkot.

      Crazy!!!

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