Supermoon Lunar Eclipse Night

The beautiful, cloudless Northwestern sky opened up its arms tonight for a glorious show of the Supermoon total lunar eclipse. Without a tripod handy, I did the best I could and wanted to share two images: the first is fully eclipsed, the second is the shadow beginning to move. Notice the redness of the full eclipse.
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And for you lunar geeks, here are a couple images from the Blue Moon on July 30, 2015:

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White Water Madness

“Each of us must confront our own fears, must come face to face with them. How we handle our fears will determine where we go with the rest of our lives. To experience adventure or to be limited by the fear of it.” –Judy Blume, author

Through the Rapids

Through the Rapids

White Water Team

Toilet Bowl 1

Toilet Bowl 2

Toilet Bowl 3

Toilet Bowl 4

Toilet Bowl 5

Deschutes River, Maupin, Oregon

Boxcar Rapids

Afer the rapids

After the rapids

Deschutes River, Maupin, Oregon

Rafting on the Deschutes River in Maupin, Oregon

My man and I after surviving an adventure!

And this is the part where I say I am not an adrenaline junkie, so nearly drowning isn’t exactly my idea of a relaxing weekend!   I’ve been white water rafting before, but this was the time the raft flipped and I ended up underneath it.  There’s a blog post coming about my processing that experience, but for today, I just wanted to share some favorite photos of my hubby and friends!   It’s always a blessing to be with friends, but I would rather be photographing their experience from the riverbank…