Sunrise and Moonset -- Harvest moon.

It is a sad time when summer comes to an end and we look toward winter.  When I was a very young man, I used to love winter, with it's snow and cold and hunting and crisp air.  Now, after the ice storms of 2007 and following years, it tends to fill me with a bit of dread.  However, even the weather man can't predict it, so why should we worry . . . It's best to take the beauty of today and make the most of it.  In that spirit, I woke up Saturday morning to a full moon and only an hour until sunrise.  I threw my clothes on, grabbed my camera, and went to the highest scenic point I could reach before the transition began.  Here are a few images from Ha Ha Tonka (of course--I'm only 1.5 miles away :) showing that transition and perhaps the last warm full moon-to-sunrise transition we will see for quite some time . . . Enjoy!