Backyard Expeditions: January 2019

Sunday, January 20, 2019

January's Wolf Blood Moon Lunar Eclipse ....

THERE IS A LUNER ECLIPSE TONIGHT!!!!!!! Not just any regular one either .... LOL ... it's a SUPER BLOOD WOLF MOON LUNAR ECLIPSE .....

Seriously thought, it does just make it more epic sounding ....

Screenshot from my phone ....

Screenshot from my phone of something on FB....

Found on Google

So I got a new phone not to long ago but I haven't played a lot with my new camera. With the older phone, I'd have to take videos in order to get decent night time photos. So you'd be recording and sometimes you can take a picture while recording, that's what I did - and that's the only way I could get like.... firework pictures.... Other than with my amazing awesome epic Canon camera... but I don't have that anymore 😭😭😭😭😭😭

So I was stoked to find out that this camera on this phone..... ACTUALLY TAKES decent night time photos!!!! I was so excited....

I want to note that while I was taking pictures, I was catching three stars/planets around the moon. I think I figured out what they are.

I TAKE NO CREDIT FOR THE FOLLOWING PHOTOS BUT I WANTED TO SHARE BECAUSE THEY ARE AMAZING!!! EXCEPT FOR THE FIRST PIC (screenshot) I GOT THE OTHER PHOTOS OFF FACEBOOK .... ALL CREDIT IS GIVEN TO THE ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPHERS AND ALL COPYRIGHTS BELONG TO THEM ...

So after the eclipse .. I was looking at some pictures, and I saw this one of the moon on instagram - Josh Gad posted it.

"I took this picture with my iPhone (by copying and pasting it)"

Cracked..... me....... up..

Point No Point in Winter

After leaving Port Gamble (see previous blog) .... we went to POINT NO POINT (Lighthouse & Park) .....

Miss Elly is super excited that our adventure isn't over.

There was a moment at Port Gamble where I questioned even coming out here because I knew that the whipping wind with the bone chill would be worse out here than in Port Gamble, lol... but we decided to come out here anyway - which - I can't hate. Though, eventually - everyone besides me ... was running for the wind breaking and heat supplying safety of the van.

I was behind everyone going ....
..... *click*
.............. *click*
................................. *click*

Bwhhahahahhahahahahahhahahahahaa

So a little about Point No Point .... It is the oldest lighthouse on Puget Sound built in 1879 and first lit in 1880. There is some fun and interesting history but I thought I would save that for the HISTORY OF POINT NO POINT blog that I will eventually write...

So I'll say that Point No Point has a great little lighthouse museum and one of the interesting things inside the museum and gift shop is the different lights that were used in the lighthouse and basically the history of the different light bulbs used in light houses .... and they are pretty cool. I mean I realize that they are just light bulbs........ really really big light bulbs, but still... light bulbs.

Now, this isn't one of those super tall looming lighthouse on the bluffs and cliffs that is just impressive by size, it is a cute light house ... that isn't impressive in size, but is impressive in in EVERY OTHER WAY!

We take EVERYONE we can out to Point No Point and various other places. It's one of those places that is a "must go" .... sadly when my best friend "sister" Lisa came out, I didn't know where it was ... bawhahahaha... but ... WHEN SHE COMES BACK .... I will be sure to bring her...

Anyway .... history of Point No Point will eventually come....

Regardless .... on with the day ... in photos ....

Calahan was the first one on the beach, and I managed to catch his reaction to seeing the waves (bigger than we're used to out here) ....