Almost First Quarter, Tonight...

[CaliforniaPeggy]

[flamin lib]

1. Well now! There it is!

There is, for lack of a better word, more texture to the thinner phases of the moon as the sunlight grazes the surface illuminating and outlining the craters. Well done as always Dear Peg.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

2. Yup, there it is! I am jazzed. And thank you for your in depth comments.

I really appreciate them.

I like how you describe the thinner layers. That's really accurate. I was so happy the way this one turned out. F 11 and shutter speed was 10/1250 seconds. I think!

Thank you so much, dear flamin lib.

[OAITW r.2.0]

3. In three months...a half moon...and winter. Bummer.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

4. There is a cycle to the moon and her phases, true.

I don't mind having the seasons come and go, actually. Of course, out here in California, they're more wet and dry seasons than in other parts of the country.

I love the moon in a dark blue sky! It's easier to see the details.

Thanks for coming by and having a look, my dear OAITW r.2.0.

[OAITW r.2.0]

5. To be honest, a like the change of seasons....

Winter in Central Maine seems to get longer every year, but I love nature's reboot.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

6. I can believe it seems longer every year!

Snow is very pretty for awhile........and then you're ready for something else!

[OAITW r.2.0]

7. The older you get, the summers get shorter and the winters get longer.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

8. True dat!

[3catwoman3]

9. My younger son's girlfriend and I were commenting on the perfect...

...sliver of a crescent moon 2 nights ago, and she said it looked like a nail clipping g, which I have often thought myself, although that is a most unflattering term for something so beautiful.

After pondering that much of the day, I told her that I thought we should call it a French manicure moon. We agreed we like that description much better.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

10. I love your story, my dear 3catwoman3!

I like your second name for that perfect slender crescent moon too! I had wanted to photograph it, but the clouds had other plans.