The Cheshire Cat Moon

I hope everyone is all right after the storm we had here last week. I saw some terrible pictures on the news from Ireland and West Wales. There was an eerie pink and then yellow light in the sky last Monday morning. I didn’t manage to get a photo of it though.

On Tuesday morning, however, I was up early and saw this in the eastern sky:

The waning crescent moon, which apparently is a time to slow down and rest before you return to using your energies again with the next waxing moon. I thought it really looked like a smile in the morning sky, like the Cheshire Cat gradually vanishing.

As you may know by now, I love the moon. It seems to have a magical quality and I thought I’d look up some quotes on it, so I’m sharing them with you. Here are two I’ve found so far which I liked.

‘The moon will guide you through the night with her brightness, but she will always dwell in darkness, in order to be seen.’

Shannon L. Alder

The moon, like a flower

In heaven’s high bower,

With silent delight

Sits and smiles on the night.

William Blake

I‘ve also taken some more photos of the hydrangea skeleton petals because they had droplets on them after the rain and you know how much I love droplets!

I think things like this are good for me, to see small details in a big world. A tiny, shimmering droplet can be like a gift of nature and noticing them gives me moments of happiness because happiness isn’t always about the big things in life, like going on holiday or celebrating something special. It’s about finding small moments of beauty in everyday life, little things that make you smile, appreciate nature and remind you that there are other things beyond yourself.

It may be droplets, or the moon, or stars, or a bird flitting by, a flower, new shoots sprouting in the spring, dry, brown leaves in the autumn…..  It doesn’t matter what anyone else likes, it’s about what you like, the things that are unique to you.

Another thing I love is the different colours that can be found in the evening sky as the sun is going down. This is a photo of the sunset one day this week.

I love the gradation from amber to rosy pink to the beginnings of violet in the top left corner. The world works in a wonderful way and I wish we looked after it more.

On a slightly different subject, I’ve been wondering about a change to my blogging. I normally write one post a week, but I’ve begun to think maybe I could do two a week. If you have any thoughts on this, whether you’d like to hear more from me or not, please let me know.   

Have a lovely weekend.