After a long ride in the heat, I look up and realize the blood moon is making its debut. The night time is moving as normal, like the house geckos sitting thoughtfully waiting for bugs to stroll by. As I set up my camera in hopes of taking a closer view of the lunar eclipse, it feels every day. Easy, relaxed. Nothing out of the ordinary aside from a beautiful orange glow.
This phenomenon feels so different than when there’s a solar eclipse, a moment where I observed hundreds of turtles at a pond basking in the dark hazy glow, a fresh baby that was just calved, and the calming sound of nothing but winding down. For me, it was a bit of an unsettling feeling regardless of knowing what’s taking place in the sky above. Still beautiful. Still transcending. Otherworldly.
Nature is turbulent, calm, fearful and fascinating all the same.
