A Marvelous Night For A (Super) Moondance – Julie Devereaux
Because there’d been so much talk about the “super moon” and how it would be many years before the moon was thisclose to the earth again, last night, on a…
I took this shot on my way back to the jeep. The orange reflection looked so pretty on the water. Of course, you don’t really get the full “super moon” effect looking at these grainy pictures. I have to get a better camera..er, I mean phone?
Because there'd been so much talk about the "super moon" and how it would be many years before the moon was thisclose to the earth again, last night, on a whim, I decided to take a ride to the one place I thought I'd get a good view of this anomaly: the beach.
The only beach I know of (so far) in my new 'hood is Duxbury Beach so I plugged it into my "waze" and off I went. I found a few surprises when I got there which include, #1. the parking lot being replaced by dirt...lots of dirt...piles of dirt. There basically was no parking lot. And #2, I wasn't the only 'lunatic' called to the sea for "super" moon viewing.
I met a couple whose names, I believe, are Dana and Peter (who told me there was no parking at Brant Rock. I don't know where that is yet but will search it out one day soon) and a man with a lovely Indian accent.
Here's a photo journal of how it went down....or rather, came up!
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I decided to take a ride to Duxbury Beach to see the over-hyped "super" moon. How surprised was I to get there and find....there was no parking lot!
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So, I just left my jeep in the middle of the dirt piles and took a walk up to the beach.
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Ah...there it is....where I'm hoping to see the "super" moon rise up over the horizon.
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This rock would have been a good place to sit...if only someone had finished the job of "picking up after their dog".
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First pin print of the "super" moon coming up. (and no, I don't know who those people are...it was a dad, a son and their dog...and they, too, made the pilgrimage to see the "super" moon..I hope the little boy wasn't too disappointed).
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still rising...
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...getting bigger.
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It was about now the angels started singing....(just kidding).
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It might not seem like it here, but it actually came up pretty fast!
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Very pretty, very orange, but...I thought it would be BIGGER.
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I took this shot on my way back to the jeep. The orange reflection looked so pretty on the water. Of course, you don't really get the full "super moon" effect looking at these grainy pictures. I have to get a better camera..er, I mean phone?
