The other night Ken and I were coming home after running a few errands, when I said to him…"Wow, look at the Moon! It's SO pretty tonight". It reminded me of pictures you see on Christmas cards, so of course I ran in and got my camera.
As you can see, I don't have the night time camera thing down too well yet, so you don't see the other bright lights very well. I never gave it much thought after I took the pictures until I saw Sandy's post the other day. I had no idea that those bright lights were Jupiter and Venus and it is a special treat that we get to experience until mid January.
How appropriate that this was tonight's post as I am almost out of time to complete my daily post…whew! Cleo and I are heading off to Nashville early Friday for a dog show, so I am burning the midnight oil making sure that my real work is caught up. I have another half an hour's worth of work to do, but then I can go away and not worry about getting behind :).
It's wonderful to work at home, but when I go away, there is no one to pick up the slack. I really hate coming home to stacks of work, so I try to work a little ahead :).
Go out and check that beautiful sky sometime soon! Hey….I just took a look at this webpage and it confirms what I thought about the sky and Christmas cards….I guess I'm not the only one who thought it looked a little like Christmas. 🙂
The Woolen Rabbit 
I saw the moon, too, and went in the house to get my camera and tripod. I’ve been wanting to practice some nighttime photography and thought this would be a great chance. Sadly, when I got back outside the sky had completely clouded over!
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Good luck at the show! Guess you didn’t talk Ken into it, huh? Beautiful pic of the moon!
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Last night we saw Jupiter and Venus shining brightly, but the moon wasn’t up at that time. It’s been cloudy so we felt lucky to see them.
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NASHVILLE!! Can I hitch a ride??!!! That’s where my daughter and granddaughter are. I would give anything to be down there, right now.
The moon and the planets aren’t in this grouping much longer, so enjoy. They are spectacular!!
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I noticed the moon and planets the other night coming in from my run, it felt so great to be done with my excercise, breathing in the cold air and seeing that in the clear sky. Gorgeous.
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What a beautiful picture of the moon, I’m so glad you shared that.
Have a blast at the dog show and hope you win!
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Hi Kim
I’ll have to take a look at the moon tonight. On a clear night it is like looking at a little town in the sky. We live in the country on a lake and the stars are much brighter than near the city. Sometimes it is breathtaking. Have a good trip with Cleo. Be safe.
Christine
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Also a bit of info for your sky….Venus has a partner- Jupiter! They are lined up right now! Great moon shot…I saw it monday but the rest of the week has been overcast!
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I think that’s a great picture! I’ve always loved looking at the moon and stars and all it’s incarnations.
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Good luck to you and Cleo!!!
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good luck to you and Cleo.. she is so pretty, you’re sure to do well!
And I love this photo. wow.
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