As Promised, Moon Pictures
Posted 2 December 2008 in Random Photographs by Catriona
I have my parents staying with me briefly (they only ever stay briefly: they’re peripatetic creatures by nature) for my graduation ceremony tomorrow, so I’ve been neglecting the blog a little.
And this on top of the neglect from last week caused by my determination to get a journal article out to a journal before my birthday. (Success! Yay me! Now, the waiting.)
On the other hand, my parents are now incapable of staying awake after 8.30 p.m., so that does give me a chance to update with what is more of an excuse for not updating than it is a proper update.
Well, an excuse and a picture of the moon rising with Jupiter and Venus, the three brightest objects in the night sky:
It’s not the clearest photo but what’s more unfortunate is the fact that it’s a frowny face, when it was a smiley face yesterday. I should have taken my photographs then.
Still, the crescent moon itself is worth a look, even without the two planets:
Share your thoughts [5]
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Wendy wrote at Dec 2, 10:42 pm
Beautiful moon photos
and have a FANTASTIC time at your graduation!
(and what is it with parents and falling asleep??)
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Catriona wrote at Dec 2, 10:45 pm
I think my parents are just getting old, but then they’ve always been chirpy morning people. So they’re off to bed at 8:30, having exerted a stranglehold on the television all night, I follow at midnight, and then they expect sparkling conversation at 7 a.m.
As for the graduation, thank you, but my current highest ambition is getting through it without turning tail and fleeing. I’m not great with big public ceremonials.
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Wendy wrote at Dec 3, 01:27 am
it can be stressful/ I had to try not to get emotional actually! but just enjoy wearing the hat! And the applause for all that hard work!!
I have my parents staying with me at the moment…at 6:30 this morning my mother wanted my opinion as to whether wearing beads were “in” again this year….and then wanted to know why I was cranky!!!
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Catriona wrote at Dec 3, 01:33 am
Yes, I can see why that would make you cranky . . .
I mentioned the whole “sparkling conversation at seven a.m.” thing to my mother, and she feels I should consider myself lucky, since they’re usually awake by half-past five.
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Matthew Smith wrote at Dec 3, 03:11 am
It’s like having small children in the house.