As you know, all too well, those of us living in the Western-most part of San Francisco have been experiencing the worst, coldest, most foggy "Summer" in 40 years! Where I live, I have seen blue skies and sunshine for about 8 hours total - in four months. It has played havoc with our psyches.....and our bodies. Man is not meant to spend so much time without sunshine and blue skies and......the Moon.
For me, it has been more painful to have lost sight of my beloved Moon and the stars. As a child, I was drawn early on to the Silver Sphere shining in the sky....Eastward, Westward, to the South or North, - I always gasped with awe when she appeared. I have been fortunate enough to have a blessed life for more years than not...and have seen some amazing Lunar sights.... a huge, ORANGE full moon over Dubrovnik (in Croatia)....having a midnight picnic at Stonehedge....(and yes, I was thinking about Thomas Hardy's "Tess"), a total Lunar Eclipse at ATT Ball Park in San Francisco (I left the game - Mets/Giants...funny how one remembers that)...walking to the top part of the ballpark and watching the Moon "disappear" in a cloud of violet/red as it was reflected in the water... Standing on the edge of the Taos Gorge with Annie at 3:00 a.m. in a freezing November morning, gasping as comets darted across the Northern sky - while a HUGE full moon presided over the Southern sky....and too many nights in NY to write about. My Ex and I always referred to the Moon as our "emissary".....she looked after us both, even as we lived on separate coasts... anyway, you all get it....I love the Moon, I love the Stars.... and I miss seeing them....
No particular reason to post this - other than I want to share it with all of you.
Sending all of you, warm hugs and loving thoughts. When you look up to the Moon, think of me!
♥ Robin ♥
darling robin and fellow moon-lover (we water signs love the moon don't we?) what a wonderful post. the moon is my favorite heavenly body and i always rejoice to see it - in any phase - lighting up the night sky.
ReplyDeletei'm so sorry you've been deprived of its beauty - and i know that feeling of missing the moon as much as the sun.....but your descriptions of moon-sightings in all those fabulous locations and circumstances just gave me the goosebumps!!
8 hours of light in 4 months is not a record you want to have to live through. sending love and hopes that sun and moonlight will both soon burn through that foggy barricade xoxo
Amanda...... sweet friend, fellow Water-Sign, and Moon Lover... I am NOT surprised that we share a love for "La Bella Luna".... I have also seen some GLORIOUS Moons in Greece....
ReplyDeleteI am truly thrilled we have met and become friends!
Sending you love and hugs,
♥ Robin ♥
Oh what beautiful stories these are about the moon and your adventures with her. Thank you so much for telling them. They are inspiring. So often I forget to look up! But you remind me. I think most of all I love the sense of passion I hear in these stories. Passion. Something that feels missing from my life, just as the sun and moon are missing from yours right now. Blessings, and know the moon is there even though you can't see her. She is smiling down on you. Love, Suki
ReplyDeleteLovely photos and evocative post...I love the moon, much more than the sun...but dreary is too heavy, too...
ReplyDeleteThanks everso for sweet and heartfelt comments you leave me and my cats...
Well I do hope the sun will come out tomorrow...or the next day...we actually enjoyed a few sunny days in San Francisco this past week...one was coolish and Saturday was just about perfect weather. Actually we come to SF to get some cooler weather leaving the heat in Vacaville behind us. ;-)
ReplyDeleteYes, we are practically neighbors! ;-)
DH has a telescope he found at a thrift store that he recently renovated wtih parts from other thrift store telescopes that he says works. Now he is waiting for a night clear enough to see the moon and stars from our backyard.
Gosh maybe Lynn and you Robin can get together on one of her and DH's seemingly frequent trips to SF??????????????????????
ReplyDeleteSuki, your comments remind me that "once upon a time" I DID have a passion-filled life.... after all that has happened this past year, I look around in stunned surprise and wonder where all that passion went..... I am trying to reclaim it - as must we all....life IS passion...
ReplyDeleteLove your post today....so happy you looked UP!!!!
Love, always,
♥ Robin ♥
Teri, it is always nice when you come to visit!
ReplyDeleteThank you for understanding how stifiling all this persistent fog is ....
Love to you and the Kitties!
♥ Robin ♥
Lynn, you WERE lucky to have found some sun in SF this weekend...you must have been down by the Piers....as I can sadly attest that in the Western part of the City - we have not seen sun, nor felt warmth....
ReplyDeleteVery cool about your husband's telescope!
I love looking through them - it always seem magical to see the planets and stars so close.... may you have many clear nights to enjoy!
Hugs,
♥ Robin ♥
Hi Robin I think there is change in the air with the weather. Our UK reports are saying that it will be rainy now until November. Hopefully it means there will be a change in the air for you too with clear nights when you can moon gaze.
ReplyDeleteHey, I've missed you!!
ReplyDeleteI always think of you when I see the moon. And if the sky is violet, as well ;)
What wonderful visits you and la luna have had! And she is there still, behind the fog and the clouds, a prisoner of sorts herself.
We'll catch up by phone soon. Maybe this evening!
Sending you love and a WARM hug~
xoxo
Lo♥
Melanie - so nice to hear from you! Ah, I hope you are wrong about your weather forecast....that is a long time to have so much rain! As for us.....well, the long-term forecast predicts no warm weather until (at least) September.... we did have THREE HOURS of sun and blue skies yesterday....it was lovely. Today, though, the fog is back....
ReplyDeleteKeep sending me SUNNY thoughts!
Hugs,
♥ Robin ♥
Lo.....I MISSED YOU MORE!!!! Though about you, Marianne and KJ every day!
ReplyDeleteCall me tonight - want to hear everything!!!!
MUWAH!
Love,
♥ Robin ♥
I remember that freezing night among the comets and moon and little Zeus does to. xoxo
ReplyDeleteAnne, that night was one of the BEST nights in my life....I still can recall it perfectly...... (Zeus thought we were insane!)
ReplyDeleteI miss you and the Boys....
Love,
♥ Robin ♥
Aha, so much of these photos and comments make my heart tap dance. I love the moon also, I believe in its powers and pulls--I and my water-rich body. :-) beautiful shots, robin. Mysterious and mystical and magical
ReplyDeletexoxo