From where we stood, last night’s full moon seemed to bubble up from the sea behind Acadia National Park like a huge, molten cannonball:
As it rose, it became a blinding searchlight sweeping Blue Hill Bay:
When it reached high orbit, we could see that it had become our old, scarred companion again:
This moon was historic for two reasons. First, it was the last full moon that we’ll see in this troubled decade (2010-2019). Second, it also was a Supermoon; that is, it was a full moon that was at its closest orbital point to earth. Thankfully, this December moon didn’t live up to two of its historic Native American names: the Full Snow Moon and the Full Storm Moon. (Brooklin, Maine)