PrettyTiny Film Company Pic-A-Week, **2025** (#15, Apr. 11)

[Alliecat]

Aww, thank you   I'm glad you like it.  I wasn't that enthused about the photo to begin with, I guess mainly because my whole enjoyment of the eclipse was a bit of a struggle against the looming presence of the Neighbours From Hell with their light pollution (all their lights are on literally around the clock), and I spent the whole time thinking about, what if I lived somewhere else and could fully enjoy this   So I didn't get very ambitious with the photo, like doing anything to make the moon bigger and in focus and then zooming back on the dolls.  That wouldn't likely work anymore anyway, because the last time I did something like that with the Milky Way, it was dark in the lot next door.
I do love light painting because it gives me back some of the organic participation in picture-taking which I had with film and which was lost with all the digital bells & whistles.
It was around zero I guess, maybe 1 or 2?  I had several layers plus Mom's winter coat which is longer & warmer than mine.  So it wasn't bad -- just hard to move!   And the secret-ingredient-hot-chocolate to finish off warmed me up. 
The moon was a little red but appears much more so in the photo.
There was actual frost on the scope by the end. 
Aww, bummer that you missed it.  I feel like every significant astonomical event here gets clouded out, but I guess it was someone else's turn.  Spring here is not great weather.  Hence going all the way to Texas and HOW can that be almost a YEAR ago??!?!?! 
I wonder what crummy weather we'll get on the 29th.  We are on the centerline for that one and I've found a spot that is RIGHT EXACTLY on it, just for fun.
Anyway, thank you for helping me appreciate my own photo more 

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Dang it, I haven't got the rest of the girls' Texas trip pix sorted and posted, and now we have some more.  I was going to post them this week & even brought the cord to download them off the cameras, but.... not so far.  They will also be belated, sigh.
I accepted an invitation for a few days' housesit on the mainland, mostly just for a chance to Not Be At My House.  Got a chance to practice my French, with people and cat.  It's easier talking to the cat because I'm less conscious of my accent & grammar   


Here's our new lil buddy Gaston.  He's very mellow, & hasn't really demonstrated the annoying behaviours his parents said he might.