There were a few cats out and about at Longwood. All the cats at Longwood have names, and the docents assured me that they are well cared for.
This one was mousing amongst the ferns. Look at the tail - its position tells the story. She was very friendly, even though she thought she shouldn't be disturbed from her work. This would be important work - orchids are edible. I've had a few flowers disappear in my own greenhouse. I was sure a while ago that there was a lady slipper in bud, and the next time I looked there was a stump of a stem. Maybe Baxter should work harder in the greenhouse.
I found a blog that covers the Longwood cats completely. My pictures today show Persimmon. Take a browse through chatsworthlady's Longwood story of cats HERE
Isn't it a Super Blue Blood Moonsolar eclipse this month? What a headline - go to space.com and it shows an animation of the moon's path through the shadow of the earth. It gives all the information on how to see it.
Here's the definition:
"A Blue Moon is when two full moons happen in the same calendar month; lunar eclipses occur when the moon passes into Earth's shadow; and supermoons happen when the moon's perigee — its closest approach to Earth in a single orbit — coincides with a full moon. In this case, the supermoon also happens to be the day of the lunar eclipse".
The best places to see the "Super Blue Blood Moon" are Alaska, the Hawaiian islands and the western part of North America. It will take place in the early morning of January 31st between 4:51 and 6:08 PST.
In parts of the world the eclipse will happen at Moon Rise and for others at Moon Set. For us in the east it will begin at 5:51am and at 6:48am the darker part of the Earth's shadow will begin to "blanket" the moon and create the blood-red tint. The instructions are to get to a high place and make sure you have a clear line of sight to the horizon in the west-northwest. Opposite from where the sun will rise.
Today we're looking at some motion blur pictures, taken on our drive down to Longwood.
