lunar eclipse

above you see last night's lunar eclipse.
What? all you see is a black box? Are you sure you don't see the moon? It's there, in the top center of the photo. Still don't see it?
Ummmmmm perhaps if you tilt your head to the right and squint. Still no success? Sigh, I'm afraid I can't see it either, yes that is an actual photo and not just a creative photoshop rectangle done in black. If you could see it you would have noticed the dark outline of the trees in the lower left corner, the moon was high in the sk, the clouds that had lingered most of the day were dissapaiting, there were a few stars out, and at the time of the night it was very still, and quiet. The first time we looked (we being Jay and I) it took us a bit to find the moon since at 8:58pm (that's when Cassandra called to tell us she was watching the eclipse and that since she didn't have a camera at school I should take some pictures to capture the moment) it was almost entirely covered, except for a tiny crescent. Once we figured out what was clouds and what was actually the moon it was a rather spectacular sight. Then the cold set in, a toasty -6 last night. So we scambled back inside to thaw out. I did continue to watch the progress for the next hour, peeking out the window often. Love when these events happen and I actually get to see them. Love knowing that for this brief moment I am sharing something with people in so many other places, something that happens so rarely. I have been known to wake my kids, and drive them to remote country locations to take in one of these spectacular events. So Cassandra, I guess this is the picture you get of the eclipse last night, since your mom has no idea how to take photos of this nature....sigh, it would have been a pretty awesome photo, by the way.