March 17,2022--Sunset/Moonrise--Another photography adventure
We often think of the sun ruling the day and the moon lighting up the night. We think these two celestial bodies are separate, that night and day never meet, that light and darkness are not related, that sun and moon have no reason to talk to one another. But in some ways, they are always doing this dance and almost every tme I take a moment ot be with these two old friends, I am struck by two things: the faithfulness in following their presence and the exquisite beauty when light and dark play together, finding balance in one another.
And so it was March 17th, here in Puerto Vallarta, Mexcio, that the sun set and the moon rose within almost the same minute, as I attempted to capture this experience with my camera.
With all the photos of the sun and moon I’ve taken, I don’t believe I’ve ever done this before…captured the sunset and full moonrise within minutes of each other. But it happened!
Our hotel here in Puerto Vallarta is situated
so that when we walk out the door of our room, we enter an open corridor. From there
we can see the mountains east of us. The full moon rose over that mountain
right on schedule, around 7:30pm on St. Patrick’s Day. At the exact same time
the sun was going down in a fiery orange glow down the beach and off to the
right in front of our hotel, to the West of the bay we are on. Our room is on
the 4th floor. There is a huge swimming pool and several flights of
stairs between the two places but somehow I managed to photograph a beginning
of the sunset and then hustle over to the hotel and up the elevator to the top
floor to catch the moon coming up. Then I hustled back to the beach for the
last part of the orange glow. It was a moment of such satisfaction to both get
to see these events happen at the same time and also to be able to catch a photo
or two or twenty of the event. It was so fun.
I have put that album in a youtube video along with a bit of music, compliments of my son, Luke Bonde. You can watch video here.
To hear more of Luke Bonde's music go to: https://soundcloud.com/lukebonde
SUN & MOON
They've been doing this dance
Through our skies for ages
Each going at their own speed
Yet still dancing with each other
Or so it seems
Sun--Queen for the day
comes in radiance
Burning with firey passion for all of this life
Moon--the King of the Night
Comes cool and calm
Reflecting the light into our darkness.
Both reminding us
Of the light that never goes out
Let's join their dance
Let's share our light
~ Just Jules, 3/17/22
