The eclipse here wasn't until 8 am and while it was still dark, the moon, already very low in the sky due to our northern latitude, barely cleared the tree tops as it started to darken on its left side and then became murky in the lightening clouds amidst a barely light sky that could be called Swedish day break on this day, the shortest of the year.
It was about 4 below zero F (-20 C) and we were the only ones out, but then we are in the country with forest surround. Most impressive last night was the full moon around midnight, above a foot and a half of snow, so shiny, so reflective, so bright. We took pictures of the shadows it cast, long and dark and wonderfully pagan here in the North. By day, no planes fly overhead so the shapes gather naturally in clouds, between tree trunks, among the dry sparkling snowflakes that flutter like a butterfly's wing.
Last night, we watched a documentry on Forms in Nature, on Mathematics and on how very simple and ordered patterns result in untold permutations...and chaos.
3 comments:
Your Swedish trip sounds magical in all its elements, not least watching the eclipse in the morning. I love the brilliant light of the moon on the snow; it continues to surprise me in how bright it is.
have a wonderful Christmas in your northern forest.
Altoon, actually I was thinking the place most like this that I know of in the US, is Vermont, your home...
As I've been reading your posts from Sweden, I see that Sweden may be a little like Vermont in its landscape, but it's definitely much colder and has shorter days. It seems almost balmy here at 18 degrees farenheit at 7 in the morning. Have a happy Christmas!
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