August 30, a week ago yesterday, we went to nearby Papago Park a few hours before midnight and stood in the shadowy desert beneath this year’s blue moon – also a supermoon – and Saturn, my own astrological planet.

Clouds partially hid the moon, but my favorite bright-moon moments lie in cloudy skies. Such a sky frames a moon with the metallic depth and dimension of dark, layered, and silver-edged clouds, a moon in mirror-like reflection turning the sky into a galactic lake, creating celestial beauty whose mystery can’t escape the lens of my humble cell phone. I gaze at moonlit clouds and imagine sailing away on them into the interstellar unknown.

August 2023’s second full moon – a blue moon.

There have been a few magick moments this year, but none so brilliantly moonlit as the desert sky on this night. I found this pic in my photo gallery and wanted to share it with you before heading to bed.

Have wonderful dreams the next time you sleep, friends.