Happy New Year with the first New Moon on January 1, 2025!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

[Permanut]

1. A brand new moon for a brand new year..

[CaliforniaPeggy]

2. Thanks so much, my dear Permanut! My thoughts exactly!

[2naSalit]

3. Oooh!

That's a slivery sliver if there ever was one! Too cloudy here.

You might catch the aurora, there was a major flare late this afternoon. I'm sure the clouds will be glowing here.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

5. Thanks so much for your evocative Oooh, my dear 2naSalit!

It was so slivery that I had trouble catching it!

We're too far south to see the aurora, damn it. I would love to see that!

[Hiawatha Pete]

4. Happy New Year CaliforniaPeggy!

All the best to you & your family.

Great pic too, BTW!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

6. And a very Happy New Year to you and yours, my dear Hiawatha Pete!

Glad you enjoyed my photo!

[Alice Kramden]

7. Wow! Dramatic, evocative

And lovely - thank you for posting, dear CaliforniaPeggy

[CaliforniaPeggy]

8. Thank you so much, dear Alice Kramden!

I appreciate your lovely reaction.



You know I love to share!

[summer_in_TX]

9. The photo - and the timing of the new moon with the new year - are quite stunning.

Thanks, CaliforniaPeggy!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

10. Thanks for your great observations, my dear summer_in_TX!

I'm really glad you like my photo! It just worked out that today is January 1st; I hadn't planned to take any photos today.

But I had time, and the moon was right there, waiting for me!

The very slender shape made it very challenging to capture; I was thrilled that this one exposure worked out.

[boonecreek]

11. Wow, just a sliver.

Unfortunately it's too overcast here, a few miles south of the Wisconsin state line. Amazing pic.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

12. Thank you so much, my dear boonecreek! Indeed, just a sliver.

This stage is very hard to catch, unless you have a telescope, which I don't!

But I persisted and got there. Glad you enjoyed it!

[boonecreek]

13. Just looked at it again.

Saved it to the pictures folder.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

14. Thank you so much for honoring my photo this way!

I'm an amateur photographer and your thoughtful gesture has just improved my morning quite a lot.

[boonecreek]

15. Your welcome, Peggy.