It's a Blood Moon, Baby!

Last night's blood moon wasn't that spectacular from my vantage point, 'cause it was a bit foggy and it only ever turned a light yellow (no blood!), but it was fun watching.

I figured, hey, it's not like I have to get up for work tomorrow or anything, so why not?  I dragged the outdoor couch over by the pool along with a pile of blankets, and just stared at the moon from about 11:30-1:45.  Stormy was curled up at my side the whole time, and Ryan came out for the best part.  There's something really peaceful about watching the night sky that I didn't even realized I missed... I just don't do it anymore!

Due to light pollution, the stars don't look nearly as impressive as they do out in the country at my parents' house, so I was wondering how it looked for them.  My dad took an amazing picture:

Now THERE'S a red moon!

I am in awe of his ability to capture the moon so crisply!  I really need to sit down and have him show me how to work my camera.  :)

This lunar eclipse was the first in a cluster of 4, so there'll be another chance to see one on October 8th.

It's a superstition that lunar eclipses spark labor, so now I'm hoping the baby comes 2 days early.  Then, instead of "Danger" as a middle name, we could use "Blood Moon."