Brilliant full moon

It was supposed to be the night of a total lunar eclipse, but unfortunately, not in my part of the world. So there wasn’t much to get excited about last night, especially since it was also raining quite consistently. Still, when I woke up early this morning, intending to sweep the fallen Tacoma flowers from the front of the house, I opened the door to a breathtaking sight—a brilliantly lit full moon in my face, still hanging low in the sky. It seemed to beckon me to rush for my camera. At 6.20am, the moon was 99.9 percent illuminated, with the exact full moon still some 8½ hours away…