Silent Sunday

Posted on March 28, 2020 by Eliza Waters
sickle moon

Cheshire Cat smiles at Venus

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Gardener, writer, photographer, naturalist
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77 Responses to Silent Sunday

  1. Anne says:
    March 28, 2020 at 11:26 pm

    This is a marvellous composition, Eliza.

  3. Isha Garg says:
    March 29, 2020 at 1:27 am

    Oh my! Caption ❤️❤️❤️

  4. Sagittarius Viking says:
    March 29, 2020 at 1:32 am

    Silent and beautiful!

  5. Murtagh's Meadow says:
    March 29, 2020 at 4:38 am

    Oohhhh, I saw that moon too – as did my friend in the UK – wasn’t it amazing

  6. Alice says:
    March 29, 2020 at 5:28 am

    Fun with the planets.

    • Eliza Waters says:
      March 29, 2020 at 10:07 am

      🙂 Have you noticed the lack of pollution lately makes the stars so much crisper/clearer?

      • Alice says:
        March 29, 2020 at 12:01 pm

        I haven’t. I go to sleep early, but next time I’m up at night, I’ll look. There is most often some ‘silver linings’ to find…. you know how to have lots of fun…with plants & planets. My daughter & spouse started lettuces & basil & chickpeas & something else (I can’t remember what), all growing well, in the house. They live a few miles from me, so too early to plant outside.

  7. Treah Pichette says:
    March 29, 2020 at 6:01 am

    Great shot! A smile to remind you that Mother Nature’s in charge.

  8. Laurie Graves says:
    March 29, 2020 at 6:21 am

    A slice of moon never fails to enchant.

  9. myplaidheart says:
    March 29, 2020 at 6:32 am

    I have a card ready for my ‘encouragement’ series that looks a lot like this. Pretty!

  11. Ellen Shriner says:
    March 29, 2020 at 7:56 am

    I’ve never heard it called that!

    • Eliza Waters says:
      March 29, 2020 at 10:02 am

      I’ve called the sickle moon phase that for years, wondering if the moon behind trees inspired Lewis Carroll to write about Cheshire Cat: “`All right,’ said the Cat; and this time it vanished quite slowly, beginning with the end of the tail, and ending with the grin, which remained some time after the rest of it had gone.”

  12. Jim R says:
    March 29, 2020 at 8:15 am

    We got a beautiful view of the Moon next to Venus last evening. Here is an example. Not my photo. https://spaceweathergallery.com/indiv_upload.php?upload_id=160386

  13. Robin says:
    March 29, 2020 at 8:52 am

    Lovely. (And it does look like the Cheshire cat’s smile!) Well done. 🙂

  14. bayphotosbydonna says:
    March 29, 2020 at 8:57 am

    How wonderful, Eliza! Now I am smiling! 🙂

  16. derrycats says:
    March 29, 2020 at 10:29 am

    Such a peaceful shot. Lovely.

  17. jillslawit says:
    March 29, 2020 at 10:45 am

    I saw something similar from my bedroom window in the UK a couple of evenings ago, a crescent moon grinning up at Venus. We all occupy different parts of the planet yet can still share the same wonders of nature above us and around us. Hope you are staying safe where you are.

  18. Cindy Coghill says:
    March 29, 2020 at 10:54 am

    Very lovely Eliza. Very peaceful.

  19. denisebushphoto says:
    March 29, 2020 at 12:52 pm

    Nice capture and metaphor! I like the choice of B&W for this.

  21. Jewels says:
    March 29, 2020 at 3:24 pm

    Oh, I really love this one Eliza! Beautiful! ❤

  22. AmyRose🌹 says:
    March 29, 2020 at 4:34 pm

    Get out! I saw almost the exact same thing as I looked out my bedroom window. I was in awe of the moon and the star how they both sat in our sky. Gorgeous image, Eliza!

  23. A Curious Introvert says:
    March 29, 2020 at 5:58 pm

    Love the caption and thanks again for making me smile!🙂

  24. Kris Peterson says:
    March 29, 2020 at 6:01 pm

    I love it! The caption is perfect.

  26. Widdershins says:
    March 29, 2020 at 8:38 pm

    The Cheshire Cat has excellent taste. 🙂

  27. Steve Gingold says:
    March 30, 2020 at 3:42 am

    Lovely, Eliza. The cat’s grin is mischievous. Did you do a star light, star bright, first star I see tonight? 🙂

  30. Cathy says:
    March 30, 2020 at 3:17 pm

    Thanks for the smile! 😉

  33. rabbitpatchdiary.com says:
    March 31, 2020 at 9:04 am

    The perfect picture for “silence”.

  35. naturebackin says:
    April 2, 2020 at 3:34 pm

    Atmospheric photo – I had not heard that expression before likening the sickle moon to the smile of Cheshire Cat 🙂

  36. Maria says:
    April 13, 2020 at 5:30 pm

    This is so poetic!

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