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Lunar[tic]

Saturday, March 03, 2007

There hasn't been a total lunar eclipse in over 2 and half years. And supposedly I live in one of the best places on Earth to see it. It had just barely begun when I took this photo and by the time it was a complete eclipse, it was total darkness outside. A quick scan through CNN and CBC on the internet news had this as one of their leading items. The U.S. is at war, drought, famine, poverty and disease are prolific throughout most of the developing and developed world and humanity is speeding towards an environmental apocalypse. And this makes the headline news.

This entry was posted on Saturday, March 03, 2007 at 8:51 PM. You can skip to the end and leave a response.

  1. Blogger blackcrag said:
    3:33 AM  

    Yes well, superstition still plays a role in out lives, and no matter what the scientists say, there is somethign errie and unnatural about pitch darkness in the middle of the day.

    And, from the news point of view, the war has gone on for a couple of years, there is always a drought or a famine somewhere, poverty and disease just won't stop, and the environment has been sunk for decades. At least an eclispe is new and temporary.

    From the news' point of view, that is...

  1. Anonymous Anonymous said:
    9:20 AM  

    well at least your not getting our local news. (I'll post it)

    I find it a nice break from all that misery. NOt to be forgotten, just a break.

  1. Blogger Pat Paulk said:
    9:43 AM  

    And I totally missed it!! Maybe if I take my head out of the sand...

  1. Blogger Carole Burant said:
    10:32 AM  

    That truly is a magnificent picture...it was cloudy here so I missed most of it but then the clouds drifted and I was able to see the last hour of the eclipse.

  1. Blogger Cisco said:
    11:08 AM  

    News about the eclipse are better than news about Anna Nicole or about Nicole Ritchie being "dehydrated".

  1. Blogger Devil Mood said:
    12:56 PM  

    It's bad but I think it's worst when the breaking news is the saved head of Britney Spears.
    At least this reminds us that we're part of something much bigger, that we have a satelite somewhere and that the earth is blocking the light from it, etc...
    I couldn't watch it, it was cloudy but that photo is beautiful!

    Oh by the way, I was in your flickr page the other day and was so happy to catch a glimpse of you wearing my sloppy red pin ;)

  1. Blogger Eric said:
    6:14 PM  

    Eh... By the time I remembered to look outside, it was already gone. It was also a little too cloudy to get a good view anyway. (-_-)

  1. Blogger holy chaos said:
    6:19 PM  

    hmm, i wish i had remembered it. Your picture is beautiful. Sometimes it is nice to be reminded that there is something bigger than ourselves... and all of our man made grief...

  1. Blogger Rositta said:
    10:11 PM  

    I was hoping to see it but it was overcast here in T-Dot. Maybe we've all just gotten tired of the horrible news in the world and need to step back a bit and look at the bigger picture...ciao

  1. Blogger Trundling Grunt said:
    11:42 PM  

    Great picture - we missed the eclipse due to it being completely overcast. Sigh...

  1. Blogger Mise en Place said:
    7:11 PM  

    Cool shot!! It was way to cloudy here to see ANYTHING!

    Thanks for sharing!

  1. Anonymous Anonymous said:
    5:52 AM  

    Really enjoyed your pictures. It is amazing to see.

    Hope you and your family are doing well.
    Hugs,
    Connie

  1. Blogger Tee/Tracy said:
    3:28 PM  

    Beautiful pic. I forgot to watch for it even though I wrote myself a note. Duh.

    I see where you're coming from about the news but I kind of agree with blackcrag.

    Anyway - I saw an article about how the AP purposefully ignored Paris Hilton for a week to see if people would notice. Interesting concept, huh ;)

    http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,255919,00.html

  1. Blogger x said:
    7:49 PM  

    it was the first news item here too. which is a bit comforting i think.
    i saw it through your flickr photos, i barely noticed that day. xx

  1. Blogger Stephanie said:
    7:55 PM  

    oooh - like all the rest, I've sort of missed it too. but i've had my head sort of under a cold, hard rock as of late anyway.

    unfortunately, eclipse over...war, drought, famine, poverty? still there :(

  1. Blogger Meow (aka Connie) said:
    1:13 AM  

    It's nice to have something "pretty" or trivial in the news sometimes, instead of all the grim stuff, which is always there.
    Great photo.
    Have a wonderful week.
    Take care, Meow

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