Drive-by Shooting

This past Saturday was a day of Full Moon, and in the wee-early morning hours a partial Lunar Eclipse. I routinely try to be aware and to observe these special Lunar and Solar events. As was the case this past Saturday, these Lunar events often occur at some hour when I would most likely be sleeping. The viewing map for this partial eclipse indicated the best opportunity for viewing would be generally in the midwest. My best opportunity would come as the moon was setting. I managed to be up before dawn. I went outside and saw this full moon just above the rooftop of my friend, George's, house, looking towards the west. I saw no overt signs of eclipsing. I waited a while until daylight, at which point I could no longer see the moon from my yard. I decided to get my camera, get in my 'Bug', in my boxer shorts, and head down the way to the Presbyterian Church parking lot for a better vantage to the western horizon. The vantage was better, although, if the moon were still visible it was shrouded by low clouds across the western horizon. Oh well, not to be...I did however find that morning unique opportunities for what I now call "Drive-by Shooting". I know this term sounds awful, but it is truly what I was doing...with my camera, of course! There was no traffic, and I could sit in my bug in the middle of the road and click away as much as I wanted. Had our neighborhood policeman stopped I would have seemed a curious thing...in boxer shorts, no driver's license, taking closeups of a church, rabbits in someone's yard, flowers up along a driveway :-)

This may be the first of my early morning drive-bys, but will not be the last...Peace and blessings