July 31–and a blue moon.  There won’t be another until January of 2018.  Makes me think I should go dance in its light, or take a moonlight swim.  How are you celebrating the blue moon? All of these shots were taken tonight.  Although I lightened the first a bit, the second and third shots have not been altered in any way.  When I pointed my camera at the moon, it took twelve very fast shots and each one turned out differently.  Magic of the blue moon,  which, although you probably already know this, is when there is a second full moon occurring within one month. The first full moon in July occurred on July 1 and this one, the blue moon, occurred the night that began on July 30 and will end on July 31. And just in case you need more Blue Moon, go here to hear the predictable background music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FoOhLndbkx8

Wow, within 15 minutes of my final edit, the wind came up strong and fast, thunder roared, lightning cracked, moon disappeared and a downpour began that is still raging.  So glad I didn’t get into the pool! But, the air smells amazing.  Canine kids all snuggled in their beds inside  their separate rooms. I think I’ll play the Cowboy Junkies rendition of Blue Moon (link above) again and try to sleep, in spite of the excitement outside my open sliding door.