Dreaming Moon

This was taken from my front porch on a lovely evening not too long ago after my family had enjoyed dinner on the patio.

Blue Moon

From what I've learned, blue moons only happen once every 7.4 years. And in case you're wondering, a blue moon is the second full moon within a calendar month. While this was not one of them, me managing to shoot a semi-clear photo of the moon happens just as frequently! This was taken outside my house in August.

Skywatch Friday

Catching the moon with my camera is never easy, because it's just a point and shoot digital - nothing fancy. I liked how this turned out, though...probably my best ever moon shot, even though it's still slightly blurry. This photo was taken while driving down the highway between Walla Walla and Milton-Freewater. You can see the Blue Mountains on the horizon, and a farm in the foreground. The moon was just about to slip behind a small wisp of a cloud.

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Skywatch Friday

All credit goes to my sister for this shot, which I absolutely love. The sun was painting a fabulous piece of artwork for us one evening as we were about to enjoy some ice cream at Dairy Queen in Walla Walla. She didn't have her camera, so she grabbed mine and snapped away. I love the outcome.

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Skywatch Friday

Just a couple of hours' drive from the WWV is Wallowa Lake, a beautiful area nestled at the base of the Wallowa Mountains. It's a major tourist attraction with adorable little towns scattered around it. Enterprise and Joseph, Ore., are the biggest towns, with populations of 1,718 and 1,054, respectively. The entire county has only 7,000 residents. Just last weekend we went to watch the fireworks over the lake, and just before they started, I caught this scene with my camera. I love how the mountains and trees are barely visible as sillhouettes in front of the nearly full moon.