Moon Mountains and More

Moon slipping away ...

October 5, 2025

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Re the photos above:  On October 5, 2025, I spotted the Harvest Moon nearing the western horizon. The sky was perfectly clear and the moon was large and bright. I grabbed the camera to capture a few shots as the moon slipped behind Two Brothers, a part of the Olympic Mountain Range.

A couple of days later ...

On October 7th, the sunset provided a colorful
 sky and a chance to see the spot on Two Brothers
 where the moon set in the photos above.

Speaking of the Moon … the NASA Artemis II mission, with 4 astronauts, will soon embark on a 10-day journey traveling in NASA’s new spacecraft Orion out and around the moon. PBS Horizons featured this on tonight’s (March 21) broadcast. More info here.    

To My Blogging Friends - -

I want to say a big thank you to all of you who have left me kind comments on my recent posts after returning from an extended blog break from mid-September, last year, to February, 2026.

Dogs

In my last post I encouraged you to check out the 2026 Iditarod in Alaska. Jessie Holmes, Bib #7, crossed the finish line, in Nome, on March 17 at 9:32PM, to win the race.  Travis Beals, Bib #4, was second place winner, March 18 at 1:58AM.  Jeff Deeter, Bib #8, was third place winner, March 18 at 5:10AM.  Paige Drobny, Bib #10, first woman musher to cross the finish line, was fourth place winner, March 18 at 5:38AM ... 8 hours and 6 minutes after Jessie Holmes. If you would like to see lots of great photos of this year's race, check out the Official Race Photographer's websites ...

Siri Raitto Photography

AND

Dave Poyzer Photography

Birds

In all of my posts, since returning from blog break, I've been keeping an eye on Jackie and Shadow, the Bald Eagles, and their nest in the Big Bear Valley of California. The Friends of Big Bear Valley (FOBBV) are providing a live stream on YouTube so we can watch as the parents incubate 2 eggs in the nest. Checking on the nest yesterday afternoon, March 20, 2026, here was the scene ...

Checking on the nest about 3:00PM PDT
The 2 eggs look to be in good condition but
no parents are on the nest. Scrolling back on
the stream shows Jackie flying away a few
minutes earlier ... taking a break.

A little after 3:01PM Jackie returned 

By about 3:02 she is back on DUTY!

Critter lovers be sure to check out Saturday's Critters

Closing thought ...

Thanks for stopping by and take care!