Blood Moon

I inadvertently stayed up and saw the blood moon last night. I say inadvertently because I had not planned on staying up, but thanks to a nap I had taken earlier in the day to make up for having woken up at the unearthly hour of 5:30 a.m. to cover a story assignment, I was not tired at bedtime. John went to bed, but I kept puttering around the house and reading a book, and before I knew it, it was 12:45 a.m., so I hung outside and watched this lovely view...

 

I think that is Venus right next to the moon.

John woke up and bleary-eyed, went out to see it, and then I woke Kimberly and Alicia up. Kimberly was impressed, but Alicia wanted nothing to do with getting out of bed. Frankly, I don't blame her.