So. I was bumming pretty hard after 2 days of clouds and no moon. Today looked iffy. Clouds in the AM and partly cloudy for the rest of the day. I have learned that partly cloudy has a very broad range of cloudiness and since it’s also been arctic temperatures out there, I can’t stand outside with the camera and watch the skies for hours at a time in hopes of getting a glimpse. Also, let’s be real, that lens is huge and heavy. I’m not carrying it around anywhere.
I woke up not feeling hopeful today, checked the phone weather app, saw that it was allegedly totally cloudy felt sad then I wondered if it was going to be not cloudy before the moon goes down at 11 o’clock. I really like it when I can get an early-in-the-day shot so the pressure is off for the rest of of the day. Finally I had to get up and thought I’d just take my shower but then, I told myself to just take a quick peek out of the window on the slim chance that I can see the moon and….. I looked out the window I could see the moon. So excited!!! But naked so I grabbed my bathrobe, put it on while limping down the stairs (because going down the stairs is still really painful thanks to the sprained ankle) l ran outside and took pictures of the gorgeous half moon surrounded by striped clouds and just as I said to myself “OK this is what I need! I’m done” I looked up and a thick giant cloud mass cover crossed over the moon and now you can’t see the moon anymore and I cannot tell you what a good day I was already having and it was only 8:30. The cloudiness has only gotten cloudier. I have to remember to listen to that little voice in my head. I was (out loud) thanking the universe, my guardians, and the spirits of my departed friends and loved ones. Little wins like this are everything to me these days.
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