Lunar Eclipse and my Imagination

“Mun!”…this is the first uttered word of my son. I remember it very well because once he sees the moon at night he would say it over and over with fingers pointing towards the sky. That was 12 years ago… a lot has changed since then. He went to school, he went through surgeries, and we went across the ocean. The only thing that remained constant is the moon. And last night, the moon played a game with the Sun and the Earth.

There was a lunar eclipse last night. I wondered if I could get a decent photo of the eclipse form my point and shoot camera. The thing is, I could not stay too long outside the balcony because the temperature is at –18 degrees C. I need to just go out from time to time to check on the moon and pick the best moment to take a picture. Tripod set and after 20 shots of adjusting here and there… I ended up with only three decent picture worth posting in this blog.

I guess earth sings this line to the moon….

“Kabilugan ng buwan

At ang hangin ay may kalamigan

Aakapin kita mahal ko

Sa buong magdamag”

And the moon sings back….

“High, higher than the sun

You shoot me from a gun

I need you to elevate me here

At the corner of your lips

As the orbit of your hips

Eclipse

You elevate my soul”

:)