Moonstruck

It's only a couple of days until the full moon. I wandered out onto the deck awhile ago to watch the nearly-full moon rise over the mountain peaks to the southeast. I've always found it neat that with a reference point like the mountains, you can watch the moon rise into full view, especially effective with a pair of binocs. It's a cool, clear, very still evening with the fresh smell of the evergreens in the air. Fall peepers chirping away in the darkness. Just a few things that keep reminding me how special a place this is. Sometimes it's still hard to believe that I can call it home.