As I laid pajama-clad on our sidewalk Monday night, several thoughts coursed through my head.

1. I definitely should have dressed warmer.

​2. I definitely need my glasses prescription updated. 

3. I'm so glad we live in the country where I can randomly take outdoor shots in my pajamas without the authorities getting a phone call.

No, this was not a typical night at the Hevron residence. This particular night, I had stayed up late and was browsing the Internet when I read about a halo around the moon. It was happening right then, as I peered at my computer screen.

It was around 11:30 p.m. and the girls were already in bed, so I decided to venture outside.

I was expecting a small halo closely encircling the heavenly orb.

I was shocked to see a huge circle around the moon.

I ran inside to grab my camera to document the halo.

First, I had the wrong lens. A zoom lens couldn't take in the whole scene.

Then I ran back inside and grabbed a wide angle lens. 

Ugh, still didn't capture the whole thing.

Normally when I can't capture something the way I want, I change my perspective. Lying on my back seemed to be the easiest way to capture the heavenly moment.

Unfortunately to fully capture the whole scene with the equipment I had convenient, I would have had to be circling the earth in a space shuttle or about 10 feet below the sidewalk, far enough away to get it all in. This realization sank in about 5 minutes after I laid on the cold sidewalk.

Accepting defeat, I put down my equipment and sat on our front porch steps and just took in the sight in front of me.

Had I to try this again, I'd have planned ahead (that's key in successfully capturing images), dug out the tripod, and really worked the scene. The end result would have been something far more interesting than the blazing dot you see above. Lesson learned.

The next day, I watched the Internet to take in all the photos of the scene I had missed the night before.

Locally, the photos were few and far between, other than some smartphone shots. Wish I had thought of that;)