Sunday, January 31, 2010
The Wolf Moon
This has been the weekend of the Wolf Moon.
The moon has appeared much larger and brighter than it will at any other time this year.
It has looked superb.
This morning it was the moon that made getting up on a very cold dark morning worth while.
The journey to Dorking for the car boot sale was filled with pleasure with the huge moon, low in the sky, looking amazing.
The pleasure was enhanced, for as we travelled, the Eastern sky began to turn pink over the horizon.
I have searched in vain for a suitable photograph of the moon as seen in the UK. There were some good ones, withthe surface of the moon clearly in focus; but they were just of the moon and good as they were, there was no indication of how big and beautiful it looked from the ground.
I have found two beautiful pictures.
The first was taken in Poland and the second in Switzerland.
The moon has appeared much larger and brighter than it will at any other time this year.
It has looked superb.
This morning it was the moon that made getting up on a very cold dark morning worth while.
The journey to Dorking for the car boot sale was filled with pleasure with the huge moon, low in the sky, looking amazing.
The pleasure was enhanced, for as we travelled, the Eastern sky began to turn pink over the horizon.
I have searched in vain for a suitable photograph of the moon as seen in the UK. There were some good ones, withthe surface of the moon clearly in focus; but they were just of the moon and good as they were, there was no indication of how big and beautiful it looked from the ground.
I have found two beautiful pictures.
The first was taken in Poland and the second in Switzerland.
The Polish picture was very like the view of the moon over the trees this morning.
Maybe we will get another chance to see it again tonight - just one day past the full moon.
Perhaps a new purchase would be of help.
This morning at the car boot sale we bought a telescope.
It cost us £1.
It is marketed by National Geographic. It is a 50mm telescope - certainly good for children to use to explore the night sky.
The Amazon price for this telescope is £30.
We didn't find many other items, although it was quite busy. I really don't think I would have wanted to spend all morning there - it was so cold. It was fine to be a buyer there and to be able to leave after less than an hour.
We called in at our local Tesco Express before getting home. I had been planning some sort of cooked breakfast. We found packs of ready made sandwiches greatly reduced. So sausage and egg sandwiches were added to the fried potato and mushroom, egg and beans. Excellent stuff!
We watched Big Questions on TV - and did catch a glimpse of Caroline in the audience. I hope she found the experience worthwhile and it compensated for not watching the tennis.
The tennis was, rather predictably , a bit disappointing. Of course Federer won. He is not so very much better really than our Andy Murray. But he has a supreme confidence that ensures that everything he does turns out better than his opponents.
I have idled much of the rest of the day.
Yes, I have written up the weekend's purchases - but these were few.
Things are ready to take to the shop in the morning.
But I don't need to take much until I clear up my January sale - which will drift into February for about 10 days.
A piece of beef is now roasting in the oven -potatoes and parsnips will join it very shortly. We will enjoy a roast dinner and I will spend much of the evening with some of my favourite relaxing TV programmes.
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