Saturday, March 1, 2025

Pizza to Go


I decided to pick up a small pizza for dinner so after calling I went to pick it up.  I pulled into the parking lot, got out of the car, facing west, and was absolutely in awe of the beauty I saw when looking up, one of the thinnest crescent moons and the planet Venus blazing in the sky.  What a surprise!  What a joy!  I was there at the absolutely perfect time.  From our driveway, this scene would have been blocked by our house which blocks out most of the sky to the west.  I loved the delicacy of the trees which matched the delicacy of the thin crescent moon.  This is a wide view, rather than a closer view which I could have taken, but this is more like what I saw.


When I got home, it was a bit darker and so I could see the dark side of the moon illuminagted by "Earthshine" which is light from the Sun reflected off earth and toward the moon!  For this view, I composed the scene as a tighter view so you can see more detail.  I wondered about the old battered TV antenna, but thought that is had more interest than just the silhouette of trees.  Which one is your facorite?

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

Even though the antenna is in the photo, I like the second one better. I like the brighter and more detailed image of the moon and Venus and the cloud as well. A beautiful sight. Trace

Anonymous said...

I like the first one because of the simplicity. Betsey

Anonymous said...

So hard to decide. The second photo show more detail in the moon, but I think I like the first one. How tall is your antenna? Looks so tall. I am not used to seeing antennas on homes anymore. Joan

Anonymous said...

I also like the first one ….calming and simple.