Well, I’m bummed out cuz I didn’t get to see last week’s so-called Blood Moon, all because of the dreaded, so-called Atmospheric River, which dropped a heaping helping of dang snow all the way from here to Heap’s Peak, not to mention a whole heap of clouds that made it impossible to see this relatively rare, total lunar eclipse, which was visible to most folks throughout the fruited plain from midnight to 6 a.m. on Friday, March 14, with the peak of this atmospheric phenomenon occurring between 2:26 a.m. and 3:31 a.m.
Don’t know why there’s no sun up in the sky, stormy weather. Since my man and I ain’t together, keeps raining all of the time. Oh, yeah, life is bad, gloom and misery everywhere. Stormy weather, stormy weather and I just can’t get my poor self together. Oh, I’m weary all of the time. The time, so weary all of the time. (Stormy Weather – Etta James – circa 1960)
In case you were wondering, a so-called Blood Moon occurs when a total lunar eclipse makes the moon appear reddish-orange during totality due to the Earth’s atmosphere refracting and scattering sunlight toward the moon. It’s not totally rare, but it doesn’t happen frequently either; however, there are usually a few every decade. The most recent sighting occurred on November 8, 2022, while the next one, which will be visible across Asia, Africa, Australia and parts of Europe, is expected on September 7 and 8 of this year. Hopefully, there will be nary an Atmospheric River in the realm at that time.
When he went away the blues walked in and met me. Oh, yeah, if he stays away, old rocking chair’s gonna get me. All I do is pray The Lord will let me walk in the sun once more.
I reckon I outta mosey on outside now and continue shoveling Mother Nature’s latest heaping helping of dang snow…scuse me for cussin’ again, Mom.
Keep it flyin,’
Uncle Mott
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