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Still Saturday: Moon Marvel

March 10, 2012 By Sandra Heska King

I look up at your macro-skies, dark and enormous,
your handmade sky-jewelry,
Moon and stars mounted in their settings.
Then I look at my micro-self and wonder,
Why do you bother with us?
Why take a second look our way?
~Psalm 8:3-4 (Message)

The brightness woke me the other night,
so I rose to take these photos out the window.

Now it’s your turn. What have you seen or heard lately that made you stop and catch your breath? Won’t you share? Get the details at the Still Saturday tab above. link up a photo, grab a button, and let us marvel with you.

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  1. L.L. Barkat says

    March 10, 2012 at 8:20 am

    that moon is definitely a jewel. so beautiful!

    • Sandra says

      March 10, 2012 at 3:25 pm

      🙂

  2. Louise G says

    March 10, 2012 at 8:29 am

    So mysterious and magical.

    And what a cool idea about Saturdays…

    • Sandra says

      March 10, 2012 at 3:25 pm

      Thanks, Louise. I’m loving the linked beauty.

  3. Patricia @ Pollywog Creek says

    March 10, 2012 at 8:40 am

    So lovely, Sandra. And that moon. Wasn’t it perfectly delicious this week? I was up early, early one morning…just basking in the moonlight.

    LOVE your “still saturday” community, Sandra. Thank you.

    • Sandra says

      March 10, 2012 at 3:27 pm

      Delicious. Yes. So glad you’re linking up with those beautiful shots of yours.

  4. Deidra says

    March 10, 2012 at 10:37 am

    I read your FB update saying you were up at some crazy hour taking photos of the moon. Looks like it’s watching us through the tree branches.

    • Sandra says

      March 10, 2012 at 3:26 pm

      LOL. And that moon spot was there before the picture. Whichever way I dodged between those curtains.

  5. Shari @ Leaving A Legacy says

    March 10, 2012 at 11:01 am

    I loved how you captured the moon. It looked very mysterious through the trees. The verse and pictures were perfect together.

    • Sandra says

      March 10, 2012 at 3:28 pm

      Thank you, Shari. So glad to see you here!

  6. Dea Moore says

    March 10, 2012 at 11:21 am

    For years we kept the windows uncovered and I awakened many nights to see the moon shadows… I miss that.

    My first time to link on Saturday…Thanks for the “still” place.

    • Sandra says

      March 10, 2012 at 3:29 pm

      Hi Dea! I do love sleeping with the shades up to watch the sky. Especially on lightning nights. 🙂

      Excited that you are joining us.

  7. Duane Scott says

    March 10, 2012 at 12:17 pm

    We both took pictures of the moon!

    What fun.

    And nice scripture reference.

    • Sandra says

      March 10, 2012 at 3:22 pm

      And with the branches, too.

      So glad you took my “advice” and linked up. Your post and photo are truly restful and still–except for the sound of two hearts beating as one.

  8. HisFireFly says

    March 10, 2012 at 3:14 pm

    Looking at this full moon, I was reminded of Anais Nin writing about “moonbathing”. They would not leave you tanned, but glowing like a pearl…

    • Sandra says

      March 10, 2012 at 3:24 pm

      Beautiful!

  9. Lyla Lindquist says

    March 10, 2012 at 6:57 pm

    Handmade sky jewelry. Score.

  10. Jody Collins says

    March 10, 2012 at 7:16 pm

    that ol’ moon was really getting around the other night, from one coast to the other. Couldn’t help putting pen to virtual paper, too!

    • Sandra says

      March 10, 2012 at 10:03 pm

      I love that we all see the same moon wherever we are. Kind of connects us. 🙂

  11. Shelly Miller says

    March 10, 2012 at 9:14 pm

    We grab our cameras to catch a glimpse of heaven as it passes by. I found myself taking photos of the beautiful sky as we drive this weekend. And they don’t quite capture what I am seeing but I am grateful for those fleeting moments of hope that pass by. And I miss the moon shadows that used to cross my bed and you helped me remember that.

    • Sandra says

      March 10, 2012 at 10:04 pm

      I do that, too. It helps me savor the moments longer.

  12. Cindee Snider Re says

    March 11, 2012 at 10:16 pm

    “Macro skies” and “micro self”… Macro God and micro me. Such good thoughts today, every day. Beautiful moon these past few nights too. Yes, a mysterious, ever-changing jewel in the night sky. Beautiful, Sandy!

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