Thoughts of our Lunar Sister

Last night's moon

ell its been a while since Ive taken the time to post something in Writtins! Mostly due to a time factor. Time is one of the subjects I enjoy writing about, that and space and the marriage between them. I love the Universe--the mystery-- the mystic of it--the not knowing and the constant desire to know more about it!! I do know we humans are very connected to our Universe...we have lost much of our instincts that kept us more in tune with the Cosmic forces we are each very much a part of.

Each time there is a cosmic event I read up on it and try to see it for myself if my sky is allowing--most of the time it doesnt!! But you know in reality that keeps me fresh and keeps me hoping that more of the mystery of the Universe will be unveiled to me when the time is right!! Not just me but to mankind as a whole. Our Universe is so huge there would never be enough time in Human Years to transverse it and discover all the beauty it holds and the many secrets hidden away---In the timeline of this Universe we are but a speck, a bit of dust--not the biggest part of the big picture...The Universe is the Big Picture!!

All our Earthly struggles seem so small and insignificant when compared to how the moon holds back the tide and brightens our dark skies at least one a month. Primal societies believed a womans cycle was controlled by the moon as it seemed to be in step with our Lunar sister sitting up there. I have no doubt it is so.

Not long ago we had a Blue Moon. I featured it in my other blog---it was a very cold night but I ventured out to get a snapshot of our baby sister the Moon! Once in a Blue Moon--is an old phrase that we Americans have used for many years I dont know how long its been in use but I know that a blue moon is not really blue but the rare event of having two full moons in one monthly cycle...



We never get to see the dark side of our moon...makes me wonder what goes on there...does it have any strange things happening that we are not privy too? It is also referred to the Far Side of the moon. In 1959 a Soviet Luna 3 module photographed the far side and its heavily pot marked with craters!! IT does however receive as much or more light than the near side we see-- The moon gets Earthshine!!
One of those photos of the Far Side can be seen here on Wikipedia

I was not a happy camper when NASA flew a rocket and crashed it into the surface of the Moon. I thought that was the most irresponsible thing Ive ever heard of!! I sent an email telling them so...never got a response but Im sure it went into a file with numerous others for I cant be the only soul living here who thinks we should not be shooting rockets at our MOON!! What a foolish thing to do and waste of money too!!

I wondered in that email who gave ownership of the Moon to NASA? They never asked me if they could do that did they ask you...nope it seems our government can make some fool hearted decisions that we have no influence or say so over.
As a member of this Universe I want to discover what is out there not by destroying it or trying to manipulate it, or by drilling holes in it, but simply by seeing it with my minds eye. I have no desire to stand on the moon, or fly around it, its enough for me to get the chance to see it hanging above and feel a connection to it.