it’s already the 18th in lunar calender, but i still saw a beautiful full moon when i was on the way home. it seemed to be a bit pink, quite low and near, as i thought i can see the shades on its uneven surface.
that reminded me of the moon eclipse which happened exactly a month earlier. i was in townsville, joined a day tour to the wallaman falls. the weather was rather unstable in daytime, so when we reached the lookout, sometimes we could hardly see the falls because it was too foggy. luckily we managed to saw something eventually. near the end of the day, when we’re having afternoon tea, one of the lady said there’ll be a moon eclipse that night, and a local drum association was having a gathering on the strand (they do it every month on the night of full moon). i was so excited to know about the eclipse and therfore asked the driver to drop me at the strand on the way back.
i reached the amphitheatre around six, and the gathering had already started. ladies, gentlemen, boys and girls, holding different percussion instruments, playing different beats guided by an asian guy under the full moon. besides the standard drums and metal stuffs, water bottles and frying pan were also used. little children dancing and having fun with the rhythm. the venue is by the sea, and because the sky’s getting clear in the evening, we could watch the whole beautiful sunset.
after 7, the moon eclipse’s started. it was slowly covered more and more by earth’s shadow. i left the amphitheatre around 8, when walking along the shore and crossing the bridge, i could see the moon ‘going with’ me, with her tenderness as usual. some people in the pub even came out to the street to watch it. i tried to photograph it with my dc, but of course it’s an impossible mission. my dutch lady roommate and a crowd gathered on the aisle near my room, watching the sky, too. she’s also very happy to see such a clear moon eclipse. when i’ve finished everything for the day, writing my journal, i still can’t help to open my room door and have a last ‘peep’ at her. it was around half past ten, and she’d already come out of the shadow, playing with the stars:-)