Fred over at Fragments from Floyd got me to thinking about the full moon and some memorable moon rises. The Bay Area is pretty much fogged over in the summer when the rest of the country is enjoying June's spoony moon and the golden harvest moons. Winter's early darkness and clear nights provide the most specatular moons of the year.
One January we were driving home from a super bowl party in Marin. As we snaked down the Waldo a full moon was rising over the GG, bay and SF citycape...it was surreal. One of the few times we didn't mind the traffic delay. Here's an example of the full moon Monty ...and another. Spectacular as these photos are, they pale in comparison to the real thing...next winter moon rise photo opportunity is Feb 16th.
Many of us in the Bay area carp about the cost of living, traffic, ratbag Pols and weirdness that passes as normal...but the sheer beauty of the place trumps all. Just when you have had enough... a drive across the Golden Gate, a walk on the headlands, ridges or parkland surrounding the bay makes your heart sing...throw in a full moon or fog and it is enchanting.
Don't you suffer from a serious amount of light pollution there in SF? I suppose at least you have the dark ocean to your west, so don't have wall to wall light, like some places in the interior. And how 'bout sunsets over the rim of the wavy horizon....can't get those here in the Mts of Virginia, for sure. Yes, you are right to emphasize that there is beauty to be found, wherever 'home' is. Some places you just have to look a bit harder, get up earlier, or get outside your familiar boundaries.
Posted by: fredf at January 1, 2003 02:31 PM