When the world intrudes

This time of year, it's easy to get so bogged down in seasonal tasks that we never look up from what we're doing.

So it was only by chance that I happened to be standing in the kitchen yesterday when the moon rose, and even more by chance that I happened to look out the window; the moon wasn't even in its usual spot. 

My husband laughed as I dropped everything, grabbed my camera, and ran outside. But sometimes the world is just too beautiful to ignore...