A couple of full moon photos from last week. My poor old iPhone tries it’s best.
I remember looking up at the moon. I was lying on my back on the cold patio trying to keep still and give the camera phone a chance of trying to focus. Anyway I was looking up at the moon and thinking it was stunning. I really hoped that my partner could be seeing this as well. Maybe she was? Was she seeing it from a different angle? Was she looking up at it from one of her favourite places. Was she above the clouds?
These days I frequently look at things in a different way. For a long time after my partner died I felt bad about looking at beautiful things. Sunsets, landscapes, the Sea, our Son playing. It just wasn’t right that I could and my partner was missing out. She had been cruelly denied this chance. Her time ran out.
But slowly that feeling of guilt started to ebb.
Now when I look at beautiful things, I try to look that little bit harder. Look for just a few moments longer. Truly embrace the moment. Because now I’m looking for the BOTH of us.
Back to the moon. After a few minutes I was becoming distinctly uncomfortable. My back is not designed these days for lying on a cold, hard surfaces. Then a thought. What was I thinking about. My partner was the sensible one. She would be sat inside. Occasionally shouting “that’s very nice Dear”. She would not be outside freezing her butt off. She would be warm inside with a glass of something, watching one of her favourite movies.
That’s a view she would be happy with.
Those are Great shots with iPhone!
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Thank you.
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I love the shift in perspective. Makes it less hard to deal with the grief xxx
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It does xxxx
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Enjoy Life for you both… I bet every good moment you spend puts a smile on her face, wherever she is π *Big hugs*
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I really hope so. xx
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I’m sure you gave her a good laugh by looking for you bothπ€ Still, it’s a very sweet thought and it’s good for YOU to stop and appreciate the beauty and goodness around you.
We’ve finally got a clear night. I’ll be looking for the moon.π
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Look out for a meteor shower as well. One is building to peak about in a weeks time. x
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Too much light pollution near my houseβΉ I live on one of the major east/west streets of my city, a few blocks down from Main Street.
I do remember seeing a comet when we were camping in the mountains…late 90s or early 00s
I don’t think law enforcement would consider going to look at a meteor shower as ‘necessary’π€·πΌββοΈ shows what they know, right?!πππ
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No I donβt think they would. Here we donβt have road lighting at all. So itβs just the light coming through the curtains. So itβs dark. x
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Ahh! So lovely! I am sure she is right there with you looking at the moon too. Blessings!
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I really hope so. Thank you x
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Glad you were out there lying on the cold cold ground so we got to see these shots. You are doing well with an iphone. I can’t get anything that far away in focus without a tripod..which I have 4 of for my camera but zilch for my phone.
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My iPhone doesnβt like getting rushed these days. Tend to let it take a bunch of out if focus pics then slowly it starts improve.
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Kind of like my eyes.
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Mine as well.
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Very nice pictures.
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Thank you.
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Youβre welcome π
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You reminded me of when I was young (19?) and in a long distance relationship. We liked to look at the moon while we talked to feel closer.
I enjoyed your thoughts and memories. Thank you for sharing them!
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Thatβs such a lovely idea.
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You are you…but I guess we can always learn easier ways..getting the shots was well worth the discomfort though.
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Thatβs so true.
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Your partner had the right idea! Stunning photos with your iPhone – congratulations.
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Thank you x
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Reading that has made me a little teary, in a good way. I can actually feel how much you miss her but how youβve managed to keep her in your lives in a really positive way. Your partner sounds like she would have had the right idea, sitting inside watching a good movie.
Hoping you have a fun day today x
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You to. x Who in your house would lie on the ground looking at the moon?
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Truth? Probably me (and maybe my 12 year old)!!
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I think my Son would be in the stay inside camp.
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My eldest would be for sure. I love a clear sky with the moon and stars to look at.
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Itβs so beautiful
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It is. One of my favourite moments was visiting my cousin in North Carolina a couple of years ago. We stayed at the beach for a few nights. She and I took a couple of chairs down onto the front late one night. We sat in the dark, in silence and watched the moon and stars. Iβd love to get to do that again.
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I bet that was wonderful. x
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It really was. X
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Your phone is no bad. And yes… do mind, you re looking for more than you when you look, so never feel guilty and see that?? You remembered and smiled at what she’d be actually doing .
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Itβs like on the Swiss Lake boats. It could get cold outside. I would go outside and she would happily look out the window with a hot drink.
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There you are… another memory.
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It is
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This is very pleasing – you can enjoy such beauty again and remember differences fondly.
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Itβs made life more enjoyable again.
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The moon really is stunning. I bet your partner was right there watching it with you (maybe in a more comfortable position, sure π )
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I do hope so. Hope you and your foot are good today.
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I love this perspective. You’re right — looking a little harder and appreciating the beauty for both of you is lovely.
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Itβs helped me x
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You do get amazing pics with that phone. I tried for moon shots and they weren’t nearly that good. Of course I didn’t lay on the ground and my phone has not been pre-washed.
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Yes the 60 minute machine was and tumble drying has done it the world of good.
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If it’s cold I’d be inside too! Very sensible indeed. βΊ Love the moon pics!
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Whisper it but itβs been warm today. Thank you.
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Ah, mums the word!
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Your iPhone did well. Mine makes the moon look like a speck.. I can picture you on your patio (hahaha) seriously though I hope your back is ok. Iβm happy you can look and enjoy the beauty of such things now. I believe she would want you too. You are sometimes too hard on yourself. π
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Thank you. Washing my phone has done it the world of good.
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Haha haha omg thatβs right. π
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Nice one!π₯°
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As I was reading this I wanted to say that perhaps you are looking for the both of you and you wrote that in the next paragraph.
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Its those moments when there is just so much moment that you turn around to share, and then that ache of ahhh its just me. I like your management of it. Spending that bit longer, and taking time for both of you! I did not have children when my partner died and perhaps this can make it a bit easier as there are so many parental moments to share that you cant. You blow me away with how well You are doing.
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Thank you
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