To The Moon Alice: March 2010 - Blue Moon 2x

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Picture yourself in a boat on a river,

With tangerine trees and marmalade skies.

Somebody calls you, you answer quite slowly,

A girl with kaleidoscope eyes.

Cellophane flowers of yellow and green,

Towering over your head.

Look for the girl with the sun in her eyes,

And she's gone.

Lucy in the sky with diamonds

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March 2010 - Blue Moon Two

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Once in a Blue Moon we have two full moons in the same month, and once every 19 years or so we have two Blue Moons in the same year. Here in the southern hemisphere Tuesday's full moon was just that. The second for March and a repeat performance of January. Very unusual. I once recounted the memory of such event to a friend who informed me with much certainty that it was impossible. Impossible!!!! So .. two blue moons in three months. A good time to remember that the unlikely, unusual and uncommon do occur and we shouldn't always believe the word 'impossible'!!

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Strangely, this rare occurrence has gone almost entirely unnoticed. No fanfare like the January 31 Blue Moon which had people fluttering about buzzing on her electric energy. Perhaps the old girl is tired from her previous showgirl antics . No.. this time round she is sedate.. almost slipped past without recognition. If it were not for my exceptional powers of deduction [ie I can count] I may have missed her myself. Although I am still yet to see her. She has once again brought a mist of rain and is resting behind her cozy blanket of clouds. Hopefully tonight she will wake up and do her little dance in the heavens above us and comfort us with her nightlight.

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Meanwhile here are some re-masters of January's crop to fill the void.

As you can see I'm still dreaming about an island getaway

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post updated to include March 31 photos ..

La Luna finally showed herself larger than life,

a huge yellow saucer in the sky...

sadly my photos don't reflect how beautiful she was

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Moon Notes:

The March Full Moon is also known as Windy Moon, Sleepy Moon and Fish Moon.

The Moon was full 30th March 12:26pm Sydney Time. The Moon is in the sign of Libra !!

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Other Strange Facts You Didn't Want To Know

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The name Lucia means Light and therefore I think an apt name for the moon.

St Lucia was a 4th century martyr from Syracuse and patron saint to the blind. She was said to have had her eyes gouged out and thus is the patron saint to the blind.

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IMAGE SOURCE: Photography, text and photo editing by me - [Being Ruby]

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Once In A Blue Moon - January 2010

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It's A Moonfest!!

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I'm late for my full moon post!! For my Blue Moon Post. Yes kids it's a Blue Moon here in Australia. The last full moon in the southern hemisphere was actually the 1st January, not New Year's Eve as it was for the northerners!! Which makes today's full moon a Blue Moon!! And what a moon it is!! It is so bright it seems to know it is special and is flirting and flaunting it's brilliant dazzle across the unsuspecting southern skies!! For the last three months I've been struggling to get a moon shot as each full moon the skies have been shrouded in cloud and mist. But tonight? Tonight it's a moonfest!!

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As I couldn't decide which moon images to post, I thought I'd give you the whole shebang!! Well there are a few I left out, but we do have eleven more full moons this year, so they'll keep for a later post!

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I've spent the last two nights at my local beach cafe, drinking cappuccinos, munching on baklava and waiting for the moon to do her stuff... A few false starts last night, but tonight.. tonight it was a gala event. She flirted at first, dancing between the clouds, then with the confidence of an old showgirl, out she came, spotlighting the bay and anyone in her path. A bit of a showoff I say!! When the time came to say goodbye, I turned to take one last look and there she was framing herself nicely between the trees.

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A cameo shot... who could resist?

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Well, I am sorry I haven't been around the blog circuit much this week. Hopefully next week will be better now I am fuelled on moonshine!! ha ha not the alcohol variety!! Or perhaps it's the cappuccinos!! Hope you are all well and enjoying this gorgeous January moon, blue or otherwise! As I am late with this moon post I didn't have time for a Silver Sunday post too [maybe later]. Once again I've been up all night so I'd better go get some sleep.. will catch you all soon!

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Seven Seconds - Youssou N'dour

It's not a second, Seven seconds away

Just as long as I stay, I'll be waiting

It's not a second, Seven seconds away

Just as long as I stay, I'll be waiting

I'll be waiting, I'll be waiting

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MOON Notes: ahh yes i forgot to include my moon notes. January's full moon is known as 'Wolf Moon' or 'Moon After Yule'. It will appear wider and fatter than usual as it is at perigee [closest to the earth] when it becomes full.. I will try again a few nights later as the big yellow moon usually occurs when it rises late.

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IMAGE SOURCE: Photography and photo editing by me - [Being Ruby]

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