{camp cozy} day ten: lunar eclipse + winter solstice

last night was a rare event:

full moon + winter solstice + lunar eclipse --> all at the same time!

this has not occurred since 1638 and will not happen again until 2094.

here at {camp cozy} we had an eclipse party with our best friends next door.

first, we baked some cookies and built a warm fire in the fireplace.

we then spent the evening wandering outside to look at the moon and wandering back inside to get toasty warm by hearth's edge.

it was a cold and starry winter night. clouds were flying past a full bright moon which slowly fell into shadow and became the most luminescent shade of purple red...

{chris hondros}

it was a special time, looking at that glowing orb in the sky.

i thought of all the other people on the earth looking at that same lovely light.

and i thought of the past, of what people in ancient times might have speculated about this event.

finally, i contemplated things to let go and things to embrace in the coming year.

did any of you see the eclipse last night?

if you missed it, here's an amazing time lapse video...

a very happy solstice to all!