(Please click to enlarge so you can view the mountains of the Moon).
Oh, I’m being followed by a moonshadow…leaping and hopping in a moonshadow~ Cat Stevens
Nights in white satin,
Never reaching the end,
Beauty I’d always missed
With these eyes before,
Just what the truth is
I can’t say anymore ~ Moody Blues
Three things cannot be hidden, the sun, the moon and the truth~ Buddha
The sun, the moon, and the stars would have disappeared long ago…if they’d happened to be within the reach of predatory human hands~ Havelock Ellis
The moon does not fight. It attacks no one. It does not worry. It does not try to crush others. It keeps to its course, but by its very nature, it gently influences. What other body could pull an entire ocean from shore to shore? The moon is faithful to its nature and its power is undiminished~ Deng Ming-Dao
The moon is battered isn’t she, all those meteor impacts, but still she shines brightly on us, to keep our nights from drowning in the dark.
When my children were young this was their prayer every night:
I see the moon and the moon sees me. God bless the moon and God bless me~ Irish children’s lullaby
May the light of the moon always brighten your darkest nights. It will. If you just look up.
Cheers to you.
I won’t be seeing the moon for a while…our third winter snow storm (in less than 7 days) has just started. But last night I wish I had a telephoto lens… the moon could be seen shining through the cloud patch with a silver then pale pink corona. It was really beautiful.
Love me a good moon shadow and moon dance! Cheers!
Ooooh that moon sounds beautiful and yes these are danceable tunes big time! Hugz to you Jules~
Beautiful Moon photos and lovely moon shadowed thoughts!! 🙂
Mil grazi & Happy Hols!
You too 🙂 Hope the Hol’s are totally awesome for you!
Excellent photos – other-worldy, even? RH
Yes, quite out of this world!!
Just lovely! In the city the moon can seem to be hidden, so high above the glow of the buildings and the noise of the streets, but you have reminded me how wonderful it is! I’ll remember what Buddha said and look out for it tonight! 🙂
Yes the light pollution from cities ruin star-gazing in general much of the time. But it is always worth it to look at the stars and the moon and this time of year is great for it in this hemisphere. Cheers to you and happy moon gazing!
I am always fascinated with photos of the moon. Your words were very beautiful!
You and most kind and it is very appreciated!
Fantastic moon shots, Cindy. Buddha was so right, wasn’t he? 🙂
Yes! That statement just pops out at you and you say, that’s certainly true!!!
We may never pass away again played at our Senior Prom and was the theme. Two years before it was ‘Those Were the Days’.
Ahhhh, sweet memories!
Something ethereal about the music, probably because it was us. We were the teens and our music was not odd, just different.
‘Those Were the Days’ was the first 45 I bought, in elementary school! Great tune~
awesome Cindy…I love to see photos of the moon, they fascinate me!
Me too obviously!
Great shots, Cindy. Shooting the moon is simply irresistible.
It is one keeps finding new features on the surface~
I’ve missed two moonrises over the Sandias photographing other events this weekend.
Can’t wait to see them when you finally get a chance~
Amazing and Thank you for writing which is quite good and best wishes always, and greetings. Kindness blossoms in your heart
Awww and yours too, as evidenced in this kind note!
so beautiful Cindy, a real gift for your readers 🙂 thank you!
Thank you for such lovely sentiments!
Splendid pictures,lovers companion at nights of insomnia . Have a wonderful Christmas season.jalal
Yes, the moon is our nightlight! Happy Holidays to you~
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What beautiful pictures and some incredible poetry and quotes to go along with them.
This is so awesome of you Ivon! With gratitude & cheers to you~
Beautiful and reassuring. Thank you for the inspiration!
Just happy you enjoyed it! Cheers~
Cindy, congratulations on being mentioned by WordPress for this beautiful post.
Well you are most welcome even though I have no idea what you mean!! Cheers to you & Merry Christmas Sheri!
Cindy, have you noted on other blogs that they’ve been singled out by wordpress for their excellence, doing something unusual. The blogger will post whatever the trophy is. It’s a huge honor when you consider how many blog are out there. There is a key on the left side of your page. I think it says trophies or something like that. You should find your notice there. I don’t remember the date of the wordpress message that I read.
Huh? News to me and I never noticed this…..I will see if I can find it and how kind of you to notice for me. I think this is just the sort of person you are! Thank you~
Oh my gosh what photos!
So happy you enjoyed them!
Fantastic photos and your writing points to more than it actually says.
Indicating things the reader can think about and follow up.
Thank you Cindy.
You are persipicacious Jack!
Thank you Cindy, I just added a new word to my vocabulary.
When I typed it into my thethoris it affected my hat size.
laughing….still laughing!
Your shots are just stunning Cindy so much detail. What zoom do you use to get such clear photos?
Thank you my friend for your kindness, approximate estimate is 900 mm~
Wow that would take some holding to get such clear shots. Your photography is awesome
You are very kind and you are most appreciated!! Cheers to you~
Oh Cindy! I have been staring at that moon for a few days now. You did SUCH a great job!!! Would you mind if I “borrrowed” one for my desktop? STUNNING!!!!
Borrow borrow….I am thrilled when people use photos! Cheers to you & thank you~
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So honored! Thank you and cheers to you!
Cheers my friend 🙂
I love the moon and I love this post. Thank you.
Then bless you!!! And thank you too!
I love both the songs that you are comparing the moon and its loveliness to! Moonshadow and Knights in White Satin, do so take me back in time!
Yes indeed! Me too! So glad you enjoyed and cheers to you~
Beautiful pictures…Moody Blues…excellent.
So happy you enjoyed!
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You rock!
What lovely pictures and quotes.
If you think so, you must be quite a nice person! 🙂 Cheers & thank you!
Wow beautiful
Awww, mil grazi & cheers to you!
Happy New Year cheers
Beautiful, just down right beautiful, thank you for posting them.
Thank you for appreciating them! Makes blogging so worthwhile~
Alles gute für 2014
Gruß, Wolfgang
Frohes Neues Jahr Wolfgang und vielen Dank!
Hi Cindy! I love your post! The pictures, the words-magnificent!
You are very kind and appreciated! Thank you~
Beautiful share Cindy! I love the moon shots (being a lunar cancer), and the words of wisdom that go with them. Thank you for the share. Namaste
Thank you for the appreciation my friend~