A thin new moon appeared before dark. Later Venus and Saturn showed up. The tripod stayed put, I ratcheted the new camera up to 5000 ISO and shot it handheld. It’s grainy, the detail leaves a little to be desired, just to be able to do it is something.
A skiff of snow, too little too plow, but enough to shovel. Later, it turned into a glorious day. If this keeps up, I may have to ask for a few days off. Nice winter days are the best days of the year and hard to come by.
Palliser Pass 
larry
When I see a sliver of the moon I always think of Islam and Ramadan. Maybe because I lived for many years in Muslim countries. Quite beautiful really.
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underswansea
New or old crescent moons are significant in many cultures. I will do some reading about Islam. I know it is a widely used symbol in Muslim countries.
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Jim R
Amazing how it’s possible to shoot handheld and get such quality. Very nice shot.
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underswansea
Thanks Jim! It may not be something I will do very often, but it’s nice to see what the new camera can do. Take care.
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mountaincoward
I’ve been looking at that moon the last couple of nights (unusual for us to see the sky at night – usually just clouds).
I’ve lost any enthusiasm I might ever have had for winter (I never had much) and can’t wait for spring!
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underswansea
If you could see the moon last night, it was paired with bright Jupiter. A very nice sight.
I prefer Winter, the quiet and darkness. Summer here is overrun with noisy tourists and every year we have to go further out of our way to avoid them.
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mountaincoward
That’s exactly what it’s like here – I have to go to more far-flung places to get some peace!
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Julie@frogpondfarm
Hand held … wow!
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