#moonlit mountain

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Medicine Bow Peak bathed in moonlight.

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[maviyenot]

[illustratus]

Travellers on a mountain pass by Ilya Nikolaevich Zankovsky

[adventuresofalgy]

It was the Winter Solstice, the darkest, shortest day of the year, and Algy had risen, quite literally, high into the air, as soon as it was light enough to see, in order to inspect his new surroundings.

And joy of joy, he knew where he was! Algy was the happiest fluffy bird in all the world, for at last he was not only no longer lost, but he was in an area he knew well, not all that far from his very own home.

Setting off as soon as he had consumed a hasty and decidedly scanty breakfast – for there was little food to be found in the snow – Algy flew steadily through the brief hours of daylight, with his magic pumpkin clasped firmly in his beak. And when the shortest day quickly gave way to night, Algy did not pause, but continued to fly ever onward through the silvery moonlight, rejoicing at the familiarity of the landscape below.

Gazing up at the moon from time to time, Algy recalled one of the best poems ever written about that beautiful Empress of the Night, and practised reciting it inside his fluffy head as he continued to make his way happily homewards:

The Moon was but a Chin of Gold A Night or two ago – And now she turns Her perfect Face Upon the World below – Her Forehead is of Amplest Blonde – Her Cheek – a Beryl hewn – Her Eye unto the Summer Dew The likest I have known – Her Lips of Amber never part – But what must be the smile Upon Her Friend she could confer Were such Her Silver Will – And what a privilege to be But the remotest Star – For Certainty She take Her Way Beside Your Palace Door – Her Bonnet is the Firmament – The Universe – Her Shoe – The Stars – the Trinkets at Her Belt – Her Dimities – of Blue.

[Algy is thinking of the poem The Moon was but a Chin of Gold by the 19th century American poet Emily Dickinson.]

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[poligraf]

« La Solitude Du Christ » by Alphonse Osbert

[willmarthofiaddison]

Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan–ATLAS) over the supermoon lit Snowcapped Adirondacks and the Champlain Valley.

Champlain Valley, Vermont

[girlelle]

Christmas in the woods

Happy Holidays to all

wishing you peace and joy this holiday season and throughout the coming year!

[mahamayax]

[meowtifullycute]

Moonlit Reverie: A Young Man's Reflection Under the Celestial Canopy!

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Medicine Bow Peak and the Snowy Range in the moonlight.

[maureen2musings]

Last light on Mont Blanc

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[viatafrumoasa-lifebeautiful]

I've been trying something new recently--wall hangings. These two in-process beauties each measure close to 9"x12", not counting fringe. It's been a fun experiment, complete with learning how to make "bulky" yarn out of worsted weight yarn. Stay posted for "finished" photos.

[illustratus]

Ascent on a Moonlit Night by Josef Thoma

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