Veterans Day Auroras

So....we met our friends Bert and Mary Ann at CJ Brown hoping to catch a glimpse of the aurora tonight and we weren't disappointed.

When we arrived, the cloud cover was still fairly thick, but even so we were getting peeks at auroras behind them. It was beautiful!

As the clouds moved out, the aurora began to pop...colors were awesome and we watched until our feet were numb from the cold and wind.

Meanwhile, I had set our security cams to record time lapses and one caught this buck in the aurora skies.

November Full Moon

The Full Beaver Moonrise tonight from our upstairs. The full moon is actually at 8am tomorrow, so either tonight or tomorrow night are effectively both full moonrises. Tonight's was partially obscured by clouds on the horizon, but once it cleared the cloud cover the moon was gorgeous. This is a super moon....meaning that the moon it's at the closest to the earth in its orbit. The November Full Moon is most commonly called the Beaver Moon" which refers to the time when beavers were most active in building their dams and lodges before winter. It was also the best time for early colonists and Native Americans to trap beavers for their pelts.

And a couple from moonset this morning.