Knowing that this full moon would be closer to earth than it has been since 1948, we definitely wanted to get a good view of it. But full moons take their time coming up from behind the mountains behind our house. Since at bedtime it was still behind the trees on the ridge, we got up in the middle of the night to take a peek. We used our new Nikon binoculars to get a closer look and even wandered out onto the deck in the frosty air. We’ve seen some impressive night skies this year but we’ve seen and reported a fireball on Sunday and this amazing full moon this morning in the little slice of sky here between the mountains! Â Now at 3AM we’re sitting by fireplace in our flannel jammies sipping on hot chocolate! Yes, we’ll head back to bed soon enough but this is a bit of a special moment to be savored!
Burgh House Hampstead
Off the beaten path is Hampstead is the more than three hundred year old Burgh House with a fascinating history. It’s now a community center, local museum, gallery, concert venue, event space, and more open to the public four days a week. We popped over for a bite to eat and to peruse the galleries to learn a little more about Hampstead history.
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