I got my wish; to stay awake long enough to watch the lunar eclipse of a blood moon.  The sky was cloudless this evening and star-filled.  I got my camera gear ready when I caught the first glimpse of the moon rising behind the trees in the backyard.

The first photos had to be taken from inside until the moon got higher in the sky.  As it rose, I moved onto the deck.  The last time I was out

there for any length of time was when the northern lights were so bright that they woke me up by lighting up my room.

Tonight was chilly but I didn't care.  The moon was putting on a show this evening.  In between taking photos, I leaned against the deck rail and looked up; way up.  Millions of stars twinkled in the night sky.  As I marveled at the beauty over my head and wondered how many others were doing the same thing tonight, I saw a falling star.  It was the perfect ending to an amazing autumn night.