The color occurred due to the timing. The sun was rising (or nearly so) and the light from the sun reflected enough to add that color to the moon. If one had seen it about 30 minutes prior, it was just an ordinary lunar eclipse. A lunar eclipse is so much easier on the eyes than a solar eclipse. Of course, one has to be up and around for the lunar one. Be careful when observing any solar eclipse, even a partial one can do damage to one's eyes.

Peter: It is a whole other world taking pics like that during the day. My friend is trying to figure that out although he gets some great cloud formations before and after the storms. Nice work. I hope to see more pics by you. Jojo: I have heard the monsoons can be quite dramatic! I have even seen the storm drains dug all around the outskirts of peoples home but never saw them fill up. I can only imagine that. I have seen lightning from a distance and been very frustrated chasing them because the roads there a long and straight with no way to turn down another for miles to catch up to it..lol Been there done that. Have you ever seen lightning drop from the clouds over the prairies or horizon? It must be majestic! It is nice to meet Peter. It is always nice to see new faces. I would never come there without visiting some very nice people here if the offer is there. Going there to see people I know would be so nice. We would have to visit the Indian Reservations though, Saguaro Cactus Preserve, and look for turquoise jewelry..lol I have danced with the Navaho tribes once before! I hope many others come here with nice pictures. I would of loved to have sene the hail storm ones that some here have experienced! Mike

Hi HW, you said it: It is difficult to choose just one. If I may choose just one from different categories, ha ha ha..always trying to stretch it. spring bulbs: Calgary Tulips..large flowered, low to the ground and heavy substance, lasts a long time. Shrub: dwarf Minnisota Snowflake Mock Orange..long bloomtime, covered with double white extremely fragrant white flowers. Summer bulbs: it would have to be any of the lilies, candidum, trumpet, asiatic, species, turks cap, Oriental, formanosanum. They all last a good while and most are very fragrant too. The large flowers make a good impact. perennial is really tough...I'm probably going to say Carolina Phlox Miss Lingard...early and long blooming, fragrant. vine: tough again, but I'd have to say moonflower. annuals..ha ha ha..too tough to pick just one. Really, so for this post I'll say zinna white profusion.. but there really are so many that I wouldn't do without. I can't seem to find plumbago here locally. I know it isn't hardy here, but I'd still like to try it. I don't have much of a shock value white, maybe the Blue River II Hibiscus, for sheer flower size. Same is true of the dinner plate white dahlias. Thanks for the post, it makes me realize, I don't have an absolute favorite..way too many..peonies, iris, lilac, yikes, I feel guilty not mentioning half of the garden..ha ha ha...enjoy...JoAnn

Very nice Gmom! I saw the moon that night and it looked very similar here, but we couldn't find a good spot to pull over and snap a shot. I'm glad you got one, and a nice one at that. Kt