when i was a child
i threw snowballs at the moon–
and assumed i’d missed,
but now, with my telescope,
i see the lunar landings
–photo by son aaron
moonshot (tanka)
when i was a child
i threw snowballs at the moon–
and assumed i’d missed,
but now, with my telescope,
i see the lunar landings
–photo by son aaron
michaeljordahl 
What a fabulous Moon photo by your son Aaron! Happy Wolf Moon 2026! 🐺🐺🐺
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Yea, he recently aquired a 500 dollar lens, sure beats mine! Thank you, and Happy Wolf Moon!
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I used to think that Santa Claus lived on the moon! Happy New Year Michael.
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Thank you, Tia! Maybe he lives on the back side. Happy New Year!
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Beautiful tanka , and wonderful photo . Happy new year 🥳
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Thank you, Priti! Happy New Year!
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I love this! Happy New Year!
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Thank you very much, and Happy New Year to you, too!
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Thanks for the chuckle, Michael! That’s some pitching skill!!!You sure hit the target! A fun verse. Love the photo! On a clear night many years ago, a friend and I witnessed three ‘lights’ fly over us, one after another, and head straight to the full moon. Maybe these were your snowballs!
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I guess we’ll never know for sure, Shelley! Thank you!
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Love this!! Happy New Year to you my friend!! 🖤🖤
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Thank you very much, and Happy New Year to you, too!
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🙂🖤
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Quite the arm you have!
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Ha! Thank you, Sandy!
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