Wait!
Don’t go to bed yet-please read this quick post first!
I was hoping to get it up earlier, but you know how that goes.
Hopefully you peeps on the East Coast haven’t called it a night yet…
Here’s the deal; set your alarm for 3:oo am (EST) this morning if you’d like to witness the “Blood Moon” that’s going to occur.
They say North America will have a front row seat so time your alarms accordingly.
“The phenomenon in which the moon is completely covered by the earth’s umbral shadow for four eclipses in a row, as opposed to only partial eclipses that fall in the outer penumbra. But rather than succumbing to complete darkness, the moon will glow red as it receives the refracted light that spills over the Earth’s circumference.” (NBC news)
I do believe I witnessed a “Blood Moon” a couple of years ago in Sun Valley, where one can view celestial shenanigans like nobody’s business. The night skies of Idaho are a stargazer’s dream.
Actually, Santa Barbara is not too shabby in that department either, especially here in Montecito where there are no street lights and night landscape lighting is frowned upon. :-(
Video explaining the “Blood Moon”
(or a “Tetrad” as those of us in the ‘lunar know’ , er, know)
This is the one I saw in Sun Valley. Not a great shot as I took it with my very old iPhone but you get the idea. It was so cool! I kept trying to get everyone to come out and look at it, but no one was biting. I think there was a good movie on or perhaps a heated ping-pong game.
Plus I had to run back in before I got eaten by a bear.
Speaking of eating…(how’s that for a segue?) it’s also Blood Orange Season.
Our trees are producing abundantly this year so we’ve been getting pretty creative with these babies.
Fresh Blood Orange juice by itself, though gorgeous to look at, is much too tart for my liking.
It’s better mixed with regular orange juice or another fruit juice that will give it some natural sweetness. Or vodka.
Or gin.
Tequila in a pinch.
I’ve also been squeezing the juice of just one or two blood oranges into my carafe of water every day. It makes me feel like I’m at a spa. I add a splash of Jack Rudy Small Batch Tonic Water-it’s delicious and makes the water swirl like antique glass.
I think I mentioned slicing and drying the blood oranges in the dehydrater relatively recently…or was that on Instagram? Do you follow me on Instagram?? It’s fun!
They’re quite good and no doubt super good for you, but now we’ve discovered that they’re even waaaay better with the rinds cut off. Just little sweet & sour explosions of chewy flavour.
Eat your heart out Dale Chihuly!!
Glass sculpture by Dale Chihuly
Don’t look at my manicure
Tomorrow night we are trying this recipe- I’ll let you know!
And this link will take you to many other fun ideas;
Bubbly Ginger Blood Orange Smoothie (recipe below)
20 Brightly Hued Ways to Eat Blood Oranges
Happy Lunar gazing
xxSP
Post Script; later on tonight…
It was very cool indeed!
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via Pinterest
Although these two photos are examples of yellows in super warm, almost gold tones, make no mistake, black & yellow in all hues is having a moment.
An Instagram photo of the parlour at the Dutch House hotel in Galle, Sri Lanka
via Voyage Vixen
Alexander McQueen bag
Just a touch of yellow can make a dark room really sing
Ralph Lauren
It certainly does something for Kate Moss
After all, how amazing is Ines de La Fressange here?
and here.
Or taken in another direction
You have to admit it’s a fresh pop for Spring
Of course when Iris Apfel does it, she does it.
Christina D’Ornano
Jason Wu
Chloe
Scalamandre fabric & wallpaper
An interesting mix of textures, new & antique with a pop of chartreuse-y yellow
Michael Kors
Dior Fall 2014
Christian Louboutin for men (btw-I’ve never seen anything like the selection of men’s shoes available in Dubai-what is that about?)
Celine Spring 2014
Ralph Lauren
The Tintagel Hotel, Colombo, Sri Lanka
The London Hotel, NYC, photo via Habitually Chic
via Remodelista
again with blue for Elle Decor
Oh so girly Manolo Blahnik grosgrain ribboned pumps
So is it kinda sorta slightly starting to grow on you??
I began to see the red line everywhere…
and to appreciate how it made cool, monochrome spaces pop to life
Mark Cunningham
Fonda-Windsor Melbourne
This place
Fendi
via Tommyton
I forget.
Gaultier
Jason Wu clutch
YSL pumps
even food…
