The Beautiful Full Moon

What is more romantic than looking at the full moon, the beautiful silver orb suspended in a dark velvet sky?

Poems and songs have been composed about the moon, using the moon as a symbol to express their creators' emotions. One of my favorites is the Chinese song entitled "The Moon Represents My Heart" ( Yueh Liang Tai Piow Woh Ter Sin ). Even though I don't know the lyrics since I do not know Mandarin, I can feel the emotions raised by the singer.

Here I would like to share a few pictures of the moon taken early in the morning as the moonlight streamed through my bedroom window and woke me up. This was taken at 0543 hours.

The next one is taken at 0544 hours.

Don't you think it looks like a beautiful luminous pearl, glowing wondrously high above us?

The next picture shows the moon at dawn, from my bedroom window, at 0605 hours.

Its beauty is no less diminished with the lightening sky.

Praise the Lord for giving us such beauty to enjoy and appreciate. Legends and traditions are also associated with the moon. One of the most enduring is the throwing of mandarin oranges by single ladies into the sea in hopes of finding a suitor. This event is held on the last night of the Chinese Lunar New Year when the moon is at its fullest and most beautiful.