Once In A Blue Moon
It’s been years ago when I heard this phrase. My aunties had used this like a hundred times when I was little. Yet, I never dared ask if there was literally a blue moon as I’ve had never seen one. It seemed like a myth that passed on from mouth to mouth without any proof of its existence. I don’t remember how my aunts used this phrase before but the meaning was easy to grasp. It’s like saying, “Hey, you’re visiting us once in a blue moon. We missed you so much.” I have not used this phrase myself nor heard anyone utter the phrase in any verbal context anymore.
It’s kind of late to post this blue moon phenomenon but I’ll post it anyway. Not for the sake of it but for the pictures I took the night when a blue moon would appear. It was said that New Year’s Eve would have a blue moon so I waited patiently (on December 31, 2009) for it to appear but here’s what I got…
Supposed to be a blue moon night
Wikipedia has an interesting facts about the Blue Moon. And maybe by looking at my photo above, you may realize that there is no literal blue moon. The next blue moon will occur on November 21, 2010 and by that time maybe I will have the courage to burn a forest so the moon will appear blue, lol!
Category: Photologue
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Marlene is a teacher by profession holding a degree of Bachelor of Science in Secondary Education. She works as a Mother Language Teacher in Sweden. She is a Filipina married to a Swede. She has been blogging since 2007 and she and her hubby own quite a number of websites.
I didn’t see it. Good thing tha tyou took a shot of it or I will never see it.
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Thanks to the Internet, it’s where I learned about it just days before.
You know what November 21 is my birthday and another party time. I will try my best to watch the blue moon but not sure will I able to manage the time.
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Hehee, I will try to remind you.
it is indeed once in a blue moon
I read about it one of my friend Shabnam’s Astronomy blog and now you give a picture to know what it is. I miss that night as I’m too busy with my friends to enjoy a small but great New Year party. Thanks for this Marlene.
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No poblem, there’s another one coming this year so don’t miss the date.
Hmm… I was not aware of that issue… but the blue moon is spectacular, i am always amazed on phenomenal things that happens in the sky…
I think i saw something on youtube last dec 9 but not the moon, if you would search Mysterious Blue Spiral Light, there you will find a blue light twirling like a sundae in the sky…
I’ll note that november 21 on my calendar and will try to capture the moment as well…
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I’m fascinated with what’s going on in the sky, hehee!.
About that blue spiral over Norway? I’ve read about it, it’s actually near here. But it was proven to be a failed Russian missile launch. However, whatever it was, really spectacular.
oh really, i think its dangerous, testing missiles? what if something goes wrong and it goes to a city or something… it would be a total catastrophe…
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Hahaa, I hope not. I think they usually test missiles over the open sea. I haven’t heard such a catastrophe but I think they know what they’re doing.
Now I have to check that wikipidea, so I will know why they called that blue m0on. I often used that, whenever I encountered something that only happened once. Happy new year! I got a new blog po.
Happy New Year, Jen. Haa, bago na naman? Ok, masilip nga bago site mo.
the Blue Moon is an extremely magical phenomenon. i didn’t know about its appearance on NY’s eve but i’m glad you show it to us today.
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It just happened that I read about it days before the appearance so I marked the date.
I did see that, but wasnt able to capture it, have no decent camera, nasira kasi. So bihira pala syang lumabas, kaya pala once in a blue moon.
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Oo, bihira lang at bago ko lang din nalaman kung bakit tinawag na blue moon ito.