You aren’t here with me in these blue woods. I’m alone. Hands hanging loosely at my sides, I track the full moon until it peeks through the dark silhouetted branches. The sky morphs from cold white to warm gold and back again. A breeze blows gently and my skirt dances around my knees. It feels like butterflies and Spring, but it’s still February. Still winter. Snow falls softly in the nearby mountains.
My mind forgets and remembers things as I walk, a circle of thought looping and playing. Soon a song cuts through and clears out everything else. “All this joy, all this sorrow.” Maybe I hummed it then, alone in the woods on the night of the Hunger Moon. The night I was missing you. Maybe you did too.
“We’re both looking at the same moon, in the same world. We’re connected to reality by the same line. All I have to do is quietly draw it towards me.”—Haruki Murakami
This was my second attempt at photographing the full moon this year and it was nearly as frustrating. There were a lot of clouds and I found myself more interested in the trees than the moon. I wonder if I’ll tire of this project or stretch my photography skills further. Time will tell.
Let me know if you like these and if you have a favorite. As is usual, these photos were taken with an Olympus OM-D and edited with ON1 Photo RAW.
very atmospheric.
Glad you think so! Thank you.
Lovely descriptions, Bridgette! 🙂 3 and 8 had some real ghostly tree silhouettes – great contrasts! <3
Yes…but 9 also.
That’s secretly my favorite. 🙂
I’ve not done much writing lately so I felt rusty writing just that little bit. It means a lot to hear you say you enjoyed it 🙂 Glad you liked the photos too. Have a wonderful day, Tom.
Listen to them… The children of the night. What music they make… 😊
It would be amazing to hear wolves as I walked in the woods but also terrifying. I crave wild but fear it at the same time.
I completely understand. I won’t wax philosophic, but I suspect there is a reason for the dual nature of your desires. Happy Tuesday!
.The great photography. Excellent capture the hunger full Moon. Very nice write the blog . I stand still and watch the colors change back and forth from cold white to warm gold.
“All this joy, all this sorrow.” Maybe I hummed it then, alone in the woods on the night of the Hunger Moon. The night I was missing you. Maybe you did too! Very nice & inspiring words written in. All photos are great.
So glad you liked it all! Thank you.
A good night out. It looks cold to me.
Photos 2,3,6 and 10 are my favourites Bridgette 🙂
It wasn’t too cold, but a chill in the air for sure. Glad you liked so many of these. Thank you!
Taken exactly as they are, there is one alone I make kinship with – number one. Three tempted me, but quickly no, still number one – because it is both moon and leaf and tree. The relationship of all three elements has the most depth of feeling and meaning for me. Many others are certainly nice and I commend you labor for this project. But that one is far far past nice. It is on my list to steal away but I don’t even know why. It just is.
And your text is very appealing too. Many nice moments there.
“February butterflies and Spring” is one.
I do hope you use that photo for whatever poem it says to you. I liked it too. The challenge it seems to me is how to photograph the moon and not be redundant. The clouds help create a sky of interest but my eye wants the trees to be there. Will every full moon be about the trees? I wonder.
Bridgette, it number 1 for me it looks as if it’s being released and pushed up into the sky🙏❤️ enjoy the rest of your week
Thank you for these kind words. It seems to me the trees and the moon are made for each other.
#3 and 7 are my favorites. Extremely effective use of tree limbs, branches, etc.! Thanks for sharing
Thank you so much! As I’ve challenged myself to photograph every full moon this year I wonder what else I can do other than play within the trees? Perhaps water and reflections will call to me next.
Can’t wait
one world
many places
not enough free open spaces
Agreed! ❤️
Gorgeous photos and prose, Bridgette. 👏🏻
I’m happy you liked them! Thank you ❤️
😊❤️
Simply gorgeous, Bridgette! 💞💞💞
Thank you so much, Dawn ❤️
I love these. I think you are doing better and better. I like the moon behind the trees.
Thank you, Nicole. It’s always hard to see your own improvement. I appreciate you saying that.
Lovely writing and pictures!
I’m so glad you enjoyed them. Thank you!
#1 for me, wondering that’s a bird-leaf or a leaf-bird. And beautiful words.
Thank you, Roy! I do think it’s a leaf bird, but who is to say it won’t sprout to life and become something more.