10 pm, last night. The rain had stopped for three hours, and we finally saw a full moon over Beetley. I went outside with my camera, but this was the best I could get, at 200 mm full zoom.
It is a poor photo of the Moon, but the point was that this was the first time it had been visible for over a week, due to the low black clouds finally disappearing. And it was still light, even at that late hour.
Next door’s cat spotted me, and came for a stroke. Alfie knows me well, as I feed him when they are away, and he likes to play with Ollie too. I call him ‘Alfredo Cat’, and he recognises his name. But he wasn’t exactly in the mood to pose for me, once he realised I had no food. So the photo is not in focus, as he kept moving.
After almost a week of rain, the simple pleasure of stepping outside with the camera is something to relish.
beetleypete 
Beautiful moon. Yes, the simple pleasure of stepping outside can be enormous. Best to you, Pete.
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It was really the light sky I was trying to get in the shot, Jennie. Still quite bright, at 10 pm!
Best wishes, Pete.
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Very bright! Best to you, Pete.
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A hot dog is something to relish, too.
The moon was really bright last night in Vegas. I think the moon actually draws close to Vegas because it’s attracted to all the lunatics on the Strip.
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Good use of ‘Lunar/Lunatics’, David. Sounds like the start of a limerick! 🙂
And a hot dog with relish on it is even better.
You’re doing every well tonight!
Best wishes, Pete.
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We got sun after all that rain. Thought if we follow your pattern it will rain again soon.
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It rained on and off today. No rain now, at 10:30 pm, but I am not getting my hopes up, Elizabeth.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Yup. Back to rain here again.
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And we have 2 inches of rain forecast for later tonight. 😦
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Rain all week here.
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In the middle of torrential rain, with thunderstorms forecast for the next 12 hours.
It’s just relentless this year. 😦
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Here too for sure.
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The moon is like a cat, elusive when full. 🙂 Warmest regards, Theo
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Nicely done, Theo. 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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it good to get that camera out again, Pete! Alfredo cat is a little camera shy! 🙂
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Yes, he kept moving away, once he saw I had no food. 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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Cute kitty Pete, and the moon looks especially bright even though you weren’t able to take the best shot. Any news in the extended forecast on when you might get some sun?
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Perhaps the middle of next week, but not for long, apparently. 😦
Best wishes, Pete.
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😞
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Good news Pete! And also nice to see you have a cat in your post!! 🙂 🙂
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Alfie is always hanging around outside our house. He likes to sleep in the plants on a raised bed. Whenever he sees me with Ollie, he always comes over for a stroke.
The moon shot was awful, but I just wanted to show the cloud-free sky. Even though it didn’t last. 😦
Best wishes, Pete.
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SO far no rain here, but not sure how long that will last, it looks very grey outside.
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You’ve gone and done it now. Should have kept quiet! 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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Hope you get a stretch of sunshine Pete!
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Thanks, John. Not today, unfortunately. It’s raining again here now. 😦
Best wishes, Pete.
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Sorry to hear Pete!
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I can imagine how happy you were to see the moon, finally. I hope you’ll now have a chance to dry out.
Have a great weekend,
Pit
P.S.: And give “Alfredo Cat” a nicxe run behind his ears from me.
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Thanks, Pit. Unfortunately, it is raining again this afternoon. 😦
Best wishes, Pete.
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Sorry to hear this.
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Summer in England, Pit. If it wasn’t like this, we would be complaining it was too hot! 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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Ever so true! Same here! 🙂 🙂 🙂
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How bright your sky at 10 pm and I’m happy you could see it! Moons are glorious to the eye but I can never capture it with a camera. I hope the rain passes and soon.
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I would have needed a tripod, and a much ‘lower’ Moon, Cindy. I mainly shot it out of excitement, to see a sky with no rain. 🙂
It didn’t last though, and it’s raining again now. 😦
Best wishes, Pete.
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Sorry, luv. x
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Great news having a lack of rain for awhile…..MoMo has brought ho,e a small gray cat from the woods…..and I am an old softie so I feed him when he is around……chuq
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It was a very short break, unfortunately. Glad to hear you are helping the stray cat, chuq.
Best wishes, Pete.
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I cannot stand to see an animal go hungry….an old softie…LOL chuq
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Nice to see you enjoying a break from the clouds and rain. The moon is lovely.
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Thanks, Maggie. It was a very short break. Raining again now. 😦
Best wishes, Pete.
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Cute cat.
We’ve been getting rain all week as well, but mostly in the afternoon, so I luckily get the morning hours to accomplish whatever it is that needs doing.
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We have at least three more days of rain forecast, GP. Starting this afternoon… 😦
Best wishes, Pete.
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Don’t get too depressed!
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😦 😦
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Well, great to see you take the camera out, Pete!
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Thanks, Sue. I rarely take it out in bad weather, or so late at night. But I became excited when it stopped raining! 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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What a beauty of a cat 🙂
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He is a very friendly cat. He loves Ollie too. 🙂
Shame the photo wasn’t clearer.
Best wishes, Pete.
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More rain on the way for you tonight I hear, we are melting here, but I will head your previous warning and not wish for any wet stuff 🙂 We have storms forecast for next week so we will get our lot soon enough 🙂
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I have stopped watching the weather forecast now, Eddy. I’m sure this is the longest spell of continuous rain I can recall, summer or winter.
Best wishes, Pete.
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And I bet there is still a hosepipe ban? 🙂
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Not yet. But I am sure that will come, once we have one hot day. 🙂
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