The "You're Making A Believer Out Of Me!" Story

It was an ordinary day. Freezing my butt off! Tonight was the first "Supermoon" in 18 years and I was trying to take photos of it. The moon's orbit around Earth is slightly elliptical, and when the moon is at the near point it is called a lunar perigee, but astrology fans and astronomy fans dubbed the lunar event a "Supermoon". Some people say there is a link between the occurrence of "Supermoons" and natural disasters such as earthquakes and tsunamis, because of the increased gravitational strength that occurs because of the shorter distance between the moon and the earth. We just had one of the biggest natural disasters in my lifetime a few days before the "Supermoon". Sure is making a believer of me!! Well, Carol and I hopped in the car with my camera and tripod and headed out on a moon, excuse me "Supermoon", excursion. First went to the park right next to our house and found a spot that looked promising so I got out, set up the tripod and took a few shots. The air was crisp, actually freezing cold, and the wind had picked up. Not a good night to try to take
time-lapse photos, even with the tripod. Then Carol yelled a reminder that we weren't supposed to be in the park after dark, so I grabbed the camera, put it in the back seat and headed to another spot. We headed north until we found an Amish farm that was silhouetted very nicely by the enormous moon. Again hopped out of the car, set up the camera and tripod and started taking photos. Well, the wind whipped across those fields and made my camera sway, even on the tripod. And then the Amishman's dogs starting barking and barking. Must have made too much noise or they smelled me since they were downwind of my location. Anyway, I was freezing so I got back in the car and we headed home. I'll try again November 14, 2016 when the next "Supermoon" is supposed to occur. Sorry for the quality of the photos, but you get the idea of how bright the moon was if you didn't get a chance to see it. One great shot of the full moon wasn't my shot. I think you'll know which one! It was another extraordinary day in the life of an ordinary guy.