Moonlight

2015 April 4 Blood Moon

2015 May 3 Full Moon Visible 100% age 14 days

May's Full Flower Moon, also called Mother's Moon, Milk Moon, and Corn Planting Moon marks a time of increasing fertility with temperatures warm enough for safely bearing young, a near end to late frosts, and plants in bloom.

The Full Moon this month takes place at 8.42pm PDT.  The Moon at 13 degrees of Scorpio opposes the Sun at 13 degrees of Taurus this month.  

The Moon is always opposite the Sun at the Full Moon (from Earth's perspective).

2015 May 2 Moon Waxing Gibbous Visible 98% age 13 days

2015 April 30 Moon Waxing Gibbous Visible 88% age 11 days

2015 April 20 Quarter Moon

2015 April 4 Full Moon after Blood Moon

2015 March 30 Moon Waxing gibbous Visible: 79% ↑ Age: 10 days

Our moon comes 

in sections

a quarter, 

half

three quarters

and full

It can be 

white,

blue 

and 

red during 

a lunar eclipse

As the moon 

rises

 it is 

mysterious

As it peeks

over the 

trees

one eye

shining 

bright

It can 

feed the spirit

through the

signs of the 

Zodiac

As daybreaks 

it mysteriously 

disappears

The full-orbed moon with unchanged ray 

Mounts up the eastern sky, 

Not doomed to these short nights for aye, 

But shining steadily. 

She does not wane, but my fortune, 

Which her rays do not bless, 

My wayward path declineth soon, 

But she shines not the less. 

And if she faintly glimmers here, 

And paled is her light, 

Yet alway in her proper sphere 

She's mistress of the night. 

Henry David Thoreau

2015 ~ Saturday & Sunday April 4 & 5,Easter Weekend with grandkids

My grandkids came over Friday night one slept on the sofa, two slept on the floor on an air mattress and my daughter slept on the Futon.
Saturday morning around 4 AM we went outside to watch the lunar eclipse and the moon blood moon.

Total Lunar Tetrad eclipse April 4, 2015

Total Lunar Tetrad eclipse April 4, 2015

Total Lunar Tetrad eclipse April 4, 2015

Total Lunar Tetrad eclipse April 4, 2015

I cooked pancakes, everyone dressed, we loaded into the van and my daughter drove us to Birmingham.
The traffic was terrible, it was bumper, to bumper for miles on I-65 so it took us longer than normal.
We stopped at Sneaky Pete's in English Village Lane just a few blocks from the Birmingham zoo then onto the zoo.

Sneaky Petes Hot Dog

2716 Culver RdMountain Brk, AL 35223

(205) 879-8723

I ordered:
 Smoked Sausage

Mustard, Sautéed Onions & Green Peppers & Sneaky Pete’s Famous Sauce, 

Lora ordered:
Junk Yard Dog

Some of everything on it!
Mustard, Onions, Kraut, Beef, Chili,

Pickle Relish, Slaw, Cheddar Cheese Sauce & Sneaky Pete’s Famous Sauce

Madison ordered:
Grilled Cheese

Meadow ordered
Chicken Fingers

Marcus ordered two:
Sneaky Pete Chili-Cheese Dog

Mustard, Chili, Onions, and Cheddar Cheese Sauce 

http://sneakypeteshotdogs.com/menu.php

It was a beautiful day, a bit nippy.
Animals and birds that we saw at the Birmingham Zoo.

2630 Cahaba Rd, Mountain Brook, AL 35223

(205) 879-0409

located in Lane Park

African Lioness
The African lion is one of the four roaring cats. Their roar, which can be heard more than 5 miles away, is used to communicate with other lions and to help mark territory, not to scare prey. The thick manes on adult males serve as protection for the cats when fighting over pride or when defending territory. They spend an average of 15 to 22 hours a day resting and sleeping.

African Elephant
In the wild, African elephants have a life expectancy of 25-41 years but have been known to live up to 60 years of age. An African elephant family group can average 8-10 individuals. In general, older, experienced females, called matriarchs, lead elephant families.

Reticulated Giraffe
Unlike many hoofed animals, giraffes can see in color. They have a very keen vision and hearing. They have 7 neck vertebrae and oversized lungs compensate for the volume of dead air in the trachea. 

Kori Bustard
Bustards have no crop, but their powerful gizzard, long “blind gut” (cecum), and their habit of taking up quantities of grit assist the digestion of the food they consume. Bustards have lost both the hind toe and the preen gland that most other birds possess.

Malayan tiger
In the wild, Malayan tigers dedicate a lot of their time to hunting and can eat over 60 pounds of meat in one sitting.

North American Black Bear

American Flamingo
The beak of the flamingo curves downward. The shape of the beak along with a comb-like organ on its tongue, the lamellae, allows the flamingo to filter food out of the water. Their long legs allow them to wade in the water much deeper than other birds and their webbed feet offer good support when standing on mud or other soft ground. The practice of flamingos standing on one leg with the other leg curled and tucked under their body conserves the bird’s body heat and keeps the foot warm.

Lora rented a double stroller for Meadow

Marcus, Madison, Meadow, and Lora at the Zoo

Marcus the face of the Giraffe 

Meadow, Marcus, and Lora rode the Carousel 

Madison feeding the giraffe

We ate dinner at the Cheese Cake Factory and were home before 8 p.m.

The Cheesecake Factory

236 Summit Blvd, Birmingham, AL 35243

(205) 262-1800

Where Lora and Madison shared a Greek Salad

I ordered a Greek Salad

Marcus orders a four-cheese pasta- Penne Pasta, Mozzarella, Ricotta, Romano, and Parmesan cheeses, marinara sauce, and fresh basil, served with chicken.

Lora also ordered Avocado egg rolls -Avocado, sun-dried tomatoes, red onions, and cilantro fried in a crisp wrapper served with a tamarind cashew dipping sauce. 

And Crab-cakes served with mustard and tartar sauce.

We ordered three different  slices of cheesecake which we shared

 Madison ordered:
Dutch Apple Caramel Streusel

Original cheesecake, baked apples, caramel, and brown sugar cinnamon walnut streusel.
Marcus ordered: 

The Ultimate Red Velvet Cheesecake which is a layer of red velvet cake and the original cheese care is covered with their special cheesecake factory cream cheese frosting.

http://www.thecheesecakefactory.com/menu/desserts/cheesecakes/ultimate-red-velvet-cake-cheesecake/
Lora ordered:

 The Mango, Key Lime Cheese Cake is topped with a vanilla coconut macaroon crust.

http://www.thecheesecakefactory.com/menu/desserts/cheesecakes/mango-key-lime-cheesecake/

PROVERBS 16:9 The heart of man plans his way, but the LORD establishes his steps.

Dates of Biblical prophecy Blood Moons in 2014 and 2015. These are the dates for the ongoing tetrad – four successive total lunar eclipses – in these years.

2014:
Total lunar eclipse: April 14-15
Total lunar eclipse: October 7-8

2015:
Total lunar eclipse: April 4
Total lunar eclipse: September 28

The April 2014 and April 2015 total lunar eclipses align with the feast of Passover. 

The Jewish calendar is a lunar calendar. In any year, it’s inevitable that a full moon should fall on or near the feasts of Passover (15 Nissan) and Tabernacles (15 Tishri). Nissan and Tishri are the first and seventh months of the Jewish calendar, respectively.

2014:
Harvest Moon: September 9
Autumn Equinox: September 23
Hunter’s (Blood) Moon: October 8

The October 2014 and September 2015 total lunar eclipses align with the feast of Tabernacles. 

BLOOD MOON OCTOBER 8 2014

HARVEST MOON SEPTEMBER 8, 2014

HARVEST MOON SEPTEMBER 29, 2014

SUNSET OCTOBER 25 2014

Sunset after a Partial  Solar Eclipse  October 23 2014

2015:

Autumn Equinox: September 23
Harvest Moon: September 28
Hunter’s (Blood) Moon: October 27