I Love the moon! I mean how cool is it when you can look up in the sky and it almost takes your breath away!
Well that’s what happened to me tonight. I was coming home from getting groceries for the upcoming week and all of a sudden as I came over the hill I saw this. 
Yea – Super Cool right? I literally gasped when I saw it. (OK, maybe I need to get a more exciting life or something) But it was so big and bright that there is no way that you wouldn’t think that it was just awesome! 
When I stopped in the field to drop off supper for Daryl he said that the moon was so bright that it kept reflecting in the cab when he was driving. It was almost like someone was driving a vehicle with their lights on in the field behind him. I guess that’s why this moon is also called the Harvest Moon for the farmers to help take out the crops.
But as the night was going on I had gotten my camera ready to try to capture the lunar eclipse. Now I’m not a good moon picture taker anyway, but I sure was going to give it my all again this time. With doing a little research I found what you should be setting your camera to and I was hoping for the best. I think I might have looked a little geeky because I was outside most of the night with my tripod trying to capture the just perfect picture. Now did I get it? Well after over 60 pictures, I’m not that over excited about how they turned out but they weren’t just terrible so I guess it wasn’t a total bust.
So here is my photo obsession with the moon during this years Lunar Eclipse of the Harvest Moon.
Almost half way there
Getting closer to the lunar eclipse
Almost gone
The moon is becoming visible again
And here is something that I learned also this year about the Harvest Moon. I learned that some birds use the Harvest Moon as a time when they will start to migrate. Now I’m not a bird watcher, but if you are – this is a pretty good thing to know.