First Quarter, December Moon

8th december, 17:33

11th december, 22:35

14th december, 22:53

~a rash of posts, but i want to load photographs in order,

and am impatient to catch up to the present moon~ 

Halo

25th november, 22:29

Dancing Through Clouds

24th november, 20:39

i find the effect of moonlight on clouds mesmerising

a constantly changing vista

of magical light and shadows

20:41

the clouds add a mystery to the one who shines at night

an intriguing interplay between her & what is going on

in the atmosphere between us

20:42

a snatched glance seems more rewarding

in the split second between clouds...

yet the clouds that race across her face are appealing

adding interest and a different kind of loveliness...

20:42

yet all the time she continues on her way

not letting them detract from her purpose.

i was going to say indifferently, but is she? (indifferent, i mean)

20:46

i'm inclined to think that she is well aware

and even enjoys the game...

allowing the clouds to add to her beauty,

to her mystery...

20:46

if only it were so easy to treat the clouds that obscure our vision

with such grace...

to accept that things thrown in our path are there to enhance...

to play with, to dance between...

adding depth to our personality,

to the people we become...

November Full Moon

20th november, 23:34

a hazy moon

in taurus, my birth sign

with rainbow halo's

constantly changing colours

23:36

It wasn't exactly full until the 20th

but that was hidden by cloud...

23rd november, 08:42

24th november, 09:19

A handy site for checking the phase

and the astrological sign is 

Lunarium Universal Calendar

Winter Gold

19 november, 17:18

almost full moon,

over a bleak hillside

in a wintery sky

How can a sight like this

not warm the bleakest of days 

or lighten a corner of the heaviest heart?

Frozen

14 november, 18:06

looking up into icy skies

frozen moonlight falls to earth

silver ingots...

reminders of a hidden treasure

memories...

somewhere in the darkness

buried inside a heart

 icy shards of former hurts

long forgotten

presumed dead...

a gentle light reveals them,

gives them a a softer glow.

seen as abstract patterns

edges smoothed by time

release...

let go...

caressed by moonlight

ice melts

water flows

cleansing hurt from hearts...

did you notice in the second picture the moon is upside down...

caught in an iced-up pool?

This week i'm joining in

Weekend Reflections

why not pop over & take a look?

Waning...

 2nd november, 08:35

and so she fades

turning gently 

towards dark moon

3rd november, 08:50

and me?

i've been out of sight recently too.

a retreat...

encouraged by internet vagaries.

There's catching up to do!

Focus

 27 october, 08:09

thoughts and images swirl in my mind...

i follow their trail and try to bring them into focus

without letting them slip out of my grasp

 27 october, 08:10

sometimes it's possible to observe them,

to hear and see a multitude of layers with surprising clarity...

but at times my mind seems infantile 

in my attempt to grasp what is being shown

 27 october, 08:35

and then something becomes crystal clear 

and other nuances appear...

27 october, 08:36

how intriguing the stratosphere

that permeates our being

Molten

25th october, 18:23:20

(i believe that is a helicopter flying low

 above the sea in front of the moon!)

she looks so mystical & ancient

as she rises from the deep...

it seems that memories of all ages

are etched upon her face...

18:25:06

she mesmerises with

her single hypnotic eye...

i fall into her gaze

and share some of the visions

she has seen...

18:25:48

molten... 
she emerges 

dripping liquid light

a pool of healing lunar energy

left upon the ocean...

18:26:16

hanging between sea & sky

with such an intensity

i feel the force that pulls the tides...

18:31

like an ember glowing,

ascending into cloud...

18:58:08

she pulls the veil

from across her face

and reveals a golden hue...

18:59:42

somewhere else she’s silver

against a midnight sky

and somewhere she is snowy white

against a sky of blue

19:02:22

she leaves... all that remains is

a lingering trail upon the water,

a moon-path across the waves,

at this moment i could easily follow...

Help with moon rhythms...

24th october, 18:15

A couple of sites to help recognise & understand those rhythms...

Donna Iona Drozda

I came across Donna a little while ago,

she looks at the cycles in relation to our creativity

& encourages us to be gentle with ourselves & grow.

Dana at Mooncircles

whom i have just found.

She has some excellent information about

the rhythms & cycles of the moon.

Take a look at moon astrology in the link at the bottom.

24th october, 18:21

Rhythms...

 30th september, 23:16

Do you take much notice

of the rhythms in your life?

Do you keep a journal

or a mental note at least?

 15th october, 21:49

Do you see recurring patterns

that move within each phase?

Or feel the tidal energies 

that pulse throughout our veins?

  16th october, 19:48

Do you seek to glimpse

that flash of intuition?

And look beyond the clouds

to the brightness that is there?

  17th october, 19:48

Do you know when you're 

most productive?

Or when shadows

might encroach?

 18th october, 18:55

Can you sink into those shadows

to search for hidden truths?

To recognise the blessings

and the healing that they bring?

21st october, 21:29

Can you see the wider pattern

that colours all our life?

Do you radiate your beauty

no matter who may see?

23rd october, 18:44

I embrace the gentle rhythm

that flows throughout my life.

And thank you for the

lessons you give me chance to see.

Lady In Red

30th september, 22:41

This was my only view of the harvest moon,

low cloud to the east obscured the moonrise all month.

I waited & waited, then she took me by surprise

& I fluffed the first shot!

30th september, 22:42

Decked in finest evening dress, she made a rapid entrance

and my heart raced.

30th september, 22:47

Although i had my thoughts & shared a silent communion,

it's the words of others that come to mind as i write now...

Annoyingly Chris De Burgh...

I've never seen you looking so lovely as you did tonight...

There's nobody here, it's just you and me...

I'll never for get, the way you look tonight...

30th september, 22:55

But also a favourite poem of mine

by Mel Leavey

sisters of the red moon

we have met before, you and i

somewhen, somewhere.

in time out of time, the space between,

the space where the veil thins and the mist floats across

moonlit oceans.

in the swirling chaos of now,

tendrils of light flicker in the darkness.

reminders of a lost tribe,

of ancient ways where blood was holy

and wisdom shared.

reaching across the chasm of time.

over expanse of space and the shackles of fate

there is hope that in the dreaming

of this and other things, we shall meet again.

somewhen, somewhere.

An interpretation of mine is here. 

This was also the last time I saw the moon at night...

cloud has been the norm 

& somehow the words aren't flowing tonight!

 25 september, 06:23

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