Blood moon rising

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One of the things we didn’t expect when we moved to Whanganui was to have such good “dark skies”. We have very little light pollution, especially at the back of the house. We took advantage of this on Wednesday night to watch the blood moon, which was at its height from 23.11 to 23.24. The sky was perfectly clear so it was also quite chilly, and a pot of tea and peanut butter and toast sandwiches were required to enjoy it to the full - and it was stunning. Both the moon and the Milky Way were clear and easy to see and looked absolutely majestic. My camera decided the blood moon was just too dark for it to be able to take a picture, but here is one of the moon as the eclipse began. It was a memorable event.


Something else we hadn’t expected was all the different mini-beasts that we see. A few weeks ago we had a brown stick insect in the dining area which we managed to usher back outside with the aid of a box. This week I spotted a green one on the outside of the house so nipped out and took a picture:


We have had some wet and windy weather at times this week, which did did not encourage outdoor activities, so it was good to enjoy the two Claire Askew books which we have both now read. Nicky attended a Senior Fellowship event at the Baptist Church before going onto life group on Tuesday. In the evening we had a very interesting lecture at the science forum by a mechanical engineer. Her basic premise was that mechanical engineers have caused global warming, and therefore also know how to fix it. The first half covered her approach to do this called Transitional Engineering, the second half covered a project to design and build log houses in Ohakune.


When we have had sunshine Nicky has been out working in the garden (I have helped with rebuilding the “flood defences”). I have also done a little remote support work.


We started a jigsaw yesterday (which I finished this morning while Nicky was at church), and Nicky spent the afternoon baking for upcoming commitments. Today has been lovely and sunny and we have enjoyed having a relaxing day.


Take care, Rick

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Moira and Peter said…
Lovely picture of blood moon.

Elizabeth (Blackpool) and Tim have moved from Sydney to Wellington with two children.
May 30, 2021 at 5:24 PM
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