Middletown Daily Photo: Skywatch Friday: Full Moon and Branches

Friday, December 19, 2008

Skywatch Friday: Full Moon and Branches

I took this photograph last weekend, when the moon was full. The lines are branches of a tree in my driveway.

Visit my other photo site for a few full moon shots taken from my work place in Rockville.

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8 comments:

Anonymous said...: Wow, what a great capture!
It's beautiful.; December 19, 2008 at 12:44 AM
Anonymous said...: I can never get a good moon shot - but you sure did w/ this one! Great for Sky Watch Friday!!!; December 19, 2008 at 1:00 AM
Guy D said...: I love the silouhette of the branches in front of the moon. Great shot.

Cheers!
Regina In Pictures; December 19, 2008 at 3:43 AM
Kim said...: Nicely seen!
-Kim
Seattle Daily Photo; December 19, 2008 at 4:51 AM
Jane Hards Photography said...: Absoloutely spot on haunting image.; December 19, 2008 at 7:23 AM
vincibene said...: Beautiful moon, I like the silhouettes of the branches.; December 19, 2008 at 8:24 AM
HappyK said...: That is such a cool picture of the moon. Great capture!!; December 19, 2008 at 9:48 AM
Colin Campbell said...: Great shot. Most of my shots like that don't come out. Merry ho ho ho greetings.; December 19, 2008 at 3:35 PM

About Middletown

Middletown, Maryland was founded in 1767 and is said to be named either for its position midway between South Mountain and the Catoctin Mountains or its central location between the larger Maryland cities of Frederick and Hagerstown. A few years earlier, a visiting surveyor and future “Father of our Country” George Washington referred to Middletown Valley as one of the most beautiful places he had ever seen.

The town was incorporated in 1833. After the Civil War battles of South Mountain and Antietam, Middletown churches served as hospitals for both Union and Confederate soldiers.

Today Middletown boasts a delicate balance of old and new. Instead of a Mayor, the town leader is a Burgess. Some of the buildings were built in the 1700s and 1800s. There are large Victorian homes as well as the typical cookie-cutter subdivisions that dot the edge of the Washington DC commuter exurbs.

The only franchise restaurant in town is a Subway; the only Starbucks is inside the Safeway.

If you really want to understand what small-town America feels like, visit Middletown during the Independence Day festivities and fireworks at Middletown Park, the Volunteer Fire Department’s annual mid-July Carnival or the Middletown Heritage Festival held in the fall.