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Moonstruck with Tony Sirgedas...

Photos and Story by Tony...

This is the way it started. The sun was barely over the horizon when the moon popped up over Eatonville and the Cascades with a small sliver off one side of it.

Shadow of the Earth...

Slowly the earth's shadow started to erode away the sun's light falling on the moon.

And still more of the moon disappears...

This is nearly the last light before totality...

"Blood Moon"

"The lunar cycle of October is that of the Blood Moon; its legends are of death. During the Blood Moon, the changes of the Earth make visible the first signs of winter’s arrival. The trees’ changing colors and the air’s crispness herald the winter season. All that live upon the Earth make ready for winter’s time of dominion.

The squirrels hurriedly gather any last bits of food before the snows hide it away from their reach. Those who slumber through the cold months have made ready their beds. The birds have already taken to the air in search of the warmer lands to the south.
People have taken their grain to the winter store and sealed their dwelling tightly against the bitter, biting chill of the winter winds. The Earth has begun to fall to barrenness, and people will turn to the hunt for their sustenance. In this time, when all the world works feverishly to prepare for the coming season, the elders dedicate their tales to the Blood Moon."

From the book "Moonlore...by Gwyndion O'Hara"

After the darkness there is a clean new light beginning....

With the eclipse now in the past, the crisp clear October night somehow seems even brighter than normal in the near full moonlight. The next total eclipse will be March 2007.



	Moonstruck with Tony Sirgedas... Photos and Story by Tony... This is the way it started. The sun was barely over the horizon when the moon popped up over Eatonville and the Cascades with a small sliver off one side of it. Shadow of the Earth... Slowly the earth's shadow started to erode away the sun's light falling on the moon. And still more of the moon disappears... This is nearly the last light before totality... "Blood Moon" "The lunar cycle of October is that of the Blood Moon; its legends are of death. During the Blood Moon, the changes of the Earth make visible the first signs of winter’s arrival. The trees’ changing colors and the air’s crispness herald the winter season. All that live upon the Earth make ready for winter’s time of dominion. The squirrels hurriedly gather any last bits of food before the snows hide it away from their reach. Those who slumber through the cold months have made ready their beds. The birds have already taken to the air in search of the warmer lands to the south. People have taken their grain to the winter store and sealed their dwelling tightly against the bitter, biting chill of the winter winds. The Earth has begun to fall to barrenness, and people will turn to the hunt for their sustenance. In this time, when all the world works feverishly to prepare for the coming season, the elders dedicate their tales to the Blood Moon." From the book "Moonlore...by Gwyndion O'Hara" After the darkness there is a clean new light beginning.... With the eclipse now in the past, the crisp clear October night somehow seems even brighter than normal in the near full moonlight. The next total eclipse will be March 2007. Back to Top Back to Front Page





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