The man in the moon.

“If you believed they put a man on the moon

Man on the moon

If you believe there's nothing up his sleeve

Then nothing is cool.”

I have always been mesmerized by the moon. Unless there are clouds overhead, which here in the Midwest is a pretty common occurrence, the chance of spending a few quality minutes just stuck in a trance is pretty good each night.

Although I should be used to it by now, last night I looked up and the moon was just a sliver. I thought, it was full just a few nights ago? Obviously I was wrong, it had been more than 17 days—-boy does time fly by.

Since we have all looked at the moon before, you know it moves…or rather we move….actually we both move. You really take note of this when you are trying to take a picture of it and there are other stationary things in the photo. A while back, I was at the Cubs game and the moon hung over the right field bleachers. I took a picture, looked at it, and saw the moon was blurry but everything else was clear. I tried another picture—it is digital after all—-and another, and another and so on. I took 42 photos, in the same position and my elbows were pressed against a metal rail for stability.

Finally, and I only learned for sure when I came home, the 41st image was clear. What’s interesting about the picture is how Wrigley Field has changed; the signs are gone, the buildings outside the stadium are no longer visible from the seats, and since this photo was taken, the Cubs actually won the World Series. Go figure.

The photo above was taken at Wrigley Field a number of years ago. The moon is overhead, the signs have been removed, and that night…the Cubs lost to the Marlins. As a Cardinals fan, I do like Wrigley, but it will be a blue moon when I root for the Cubs.

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