An Inspiring Video and Posts of the Week

No photos today but I do have an incredibly touching, heart-tugging and inspiring video for you. You might want to grab a tissue first. Thanks, Frank for sending it my way.

More inspiring posts can be found under the appropriate header below.

And now, without further delay, here are the Posts of the Week. The icon below is yours for the taking if if your blog post is named as a Post of the Week - either as top post or as a runner up.

Today's POTW would be classified as funny crazy hilarious. Heed the warning that the title suggests, guys - lest you blush. Enter at your own risk.

This week's POTW goes to..

No Boys Allowed!
by EthelMaePotter
at The Adventures of Fred and Ethel

More wonderful posts are categorized below (they may well fit into more than one category but I'm only selecting one for each):

Guilty
by Susan
at Wild Life in the Woods






It's Wednesday
by Brian
at WaystationOne

Is Crises a Catalyst
by Nancy
at Life in the Second Half

Have You Felt It?
by Bonnie
at Original Art Studio

We're Changed
by Rosaira
at Sixtyfivewhatnow






A Scene to End the Day
by Robin
at Madder in Mada

Pendulum and Penduline
by Adrian
at Adrian's Images

Prayers
by Thrviewfinder
at Photographs: Digital Imprints of Life





Volunteer Courage
by Cheryl
at Lake Mary Musings

"What If" Up and Down
by Cloudia
at Comfort Spiral

My Husband, the Paper Doll
by VM Sehy
at Nature's Details

Over 90
by TechnoBabe
at Technobabe's Adventures

1000 Cranes for Japan
by MaggieGem
at This Life Through the Lens

One Day
by Tabor
at One Day at a Time






Bound by the Same Humanity
by Marion
at Joy and Wonder
Recommended by:Dianne

The Immigrant Experience
by Lynette
at Immigration Lane
Recommended by: Jillsy

Please drop by their blogs for a visit and leave a kind comment if you have the time. Also, please feel free to add your own choices (for any blog except this one) for a specific blog post in the comments section below, where others can see them.

Thank you.

With the Moon in Her Hand

"The night walked down the sky with the moon in her hand." Frederic Lawrence Knowles

Last night's full moon was a super perigee moon. It appeared bigger and brighter as it traveled closer to Earth than usual. If you're interested in reading about this event which last happened in 1993, you can find some information here. If you just want to see some photos, read some quotes and a bit of my blather, skip that link and just scroll down.

"I often think that the night is more alive and more richly colored than the day." Vincent Van Gogh

Awaiting the full moon, I sat atop a picnic table in the park and snapped a few photos of my surroundings. The view is of my local pond. To the right is the dock, well lit by lamp posts all along the path.

"I like to think that the moon is there even if I am not looking at it." Albert Einstein

When the moon did rise, my view from just about anywhere in the park was obstructed by trees. They made for some interesting images though.

"There is nothing you can see that is not a flower; there is nothing you can think that is not the moon." Matsuo Basho

You can see that the trees are beginning to bud.

"The moon is a friend for the lonesome to talk to." Carl Sandburg

The moon is totally out of focus here, but I thought the budding twigs looked elegant.

"Moonlight is sculpture." Nathaniel Hawthorne

My son liked this one and said he could see putting it on a metal music album cover.

"The moon's an arrant thief, and her pale fire she snatches from the sun." William Shakespeare

After making my way around the pond, trying to get a clear shot at the moon, I finally went home and took this one from my upstairs balcony. I would have liked a photo of a night scene, complete with the moon but that just didn't work out...

"May you have warm words on a cold evening, a full moon on a dark night and a smooth road all the way to your door."
Irish Blessings

... except in Photoshop. It's fun to play with the moon in my hand.