Full moon, gun shots and an endurance ride
By Judy Evans
@JudyEv (325759)
Rockingham, Australia
March 21, 2019 8:23am CST
I nearly had to beg to be allowed to use this photo as Vince says it isn’t very good. It looks fine to me. I think it is supposed to be crisper but I thought you might like to see the full moon as it appeared tonight.
Earlier we’d heard a shotgun and can only imagine that someone was shooting kangaroos. After the shots a lot of roos went past the house heading for the bush. We have new neighbours who are renting. They have five dogs so perhaps they were looking for some cheap dog food. I hate to think of the roos being shot but I can't do much about it.
Tomorrow we are taking the caravan to a small place called Wilga to take photos at the first endurance ride of the season. We’re only staying one night then will be back home to process them and get them up on our website.
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I know for sure that my husband is an 'obsessive perfectionist' no matter what he does, including a hole in the wall to hang a towel.
I am sorry for the roos, I would like that people would not kill animals.@JudyEv (325759)
• Rockingham, Australia
22 Mar 19
I'm going to remember @JohnRoberts remark that Vince is an 'obsessive perfectionist'. 
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@allknowing (130066)
• India
21 Mar 19
Not fair for the Kangaroos.
That is a nice photo - seems like a copyright issue here (lol)
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@DianneN (246726)
• United States
21 Mar 19
The moon looks great to me! I was so lucky to see it last night. We had clouds blowing in from the ocean, but they parted enough for a beautiful view. My camera is awful for taking photos of it, so very happy to see Vince's photo.
Those poor roos.
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@acelawrites (19273)
• Philippines
21 Mar 19
I pity the kangaroos being shot! Is it legal to kill them?
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@snowy22315 (169937)
• United States
21 Mar 19
I think it is a good shot too. I heard there was a supermoon, but I did not look for it last night. Have fun in Wilga. Is it legal to shoot roos?
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. They can be hunt during the night ? Not a hunter worth this name would hunt at night, it is just good for poachers
. I think they will quickly know where it is safe to stay.@topffer (42156)
• France
22 Mar 19
@kepweng Yes, the first time was in 1992 during an international fair in Sevilla (Spain). It was forbidden in France until the end of the 1990's ; now we have people breeding kangaroos, and we can buy kangaroo meat, but it is not something that I like.
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@JudyEv (325759)
• Rockingham, Australia
23 Mar 19
It was getting on dusk when the roos are more likely to come out of the bush to feed. Hunters hunt at night here with the aid of a spotlight. It isn't about being crafty and clever - just about getting rid of a pest.
@wolfgirl569 (95134)
• Marion, Ohio
21 Mar 19
I like the photo. Hope none of the roos got hit.
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@RasmaSandra (73407)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
22 Mar 19
Sure hope no roos got hurt. Enjoy your trip. I love the photo of that moon.
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@moffittjc (118442)
• Gainesville, Florida
29 Mar 19
That's a great photo of the moon! If you look closely enough, you can see one of the Apollo landing craft that was left on the moon by American astronauts.
{Before you go blind searching for it, you can't really see the Apollo landing craft on the moon! haha}
Last weekend, when I was camping, we were awoken at about 6:00 AM by gunshots from a rifle. I can only assume that someone was hunting deer. I think it's still hunting season here, so I don't think it was any illegal hunting going on, but I could be wrong.
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@moffittjc (118442)
• Gainesville, Florida
31 Mar 19
@JudyEv It was a little unnerving because it was so early in the morning and the gunshots woke me up, and it sounded so close. All the land on the other side of the river is privately owned, so I think someone was hunting on the other side of the river near the banks, which made it sound like it was so close.
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@JudyEv (325759)
• Rockingham, Australia
1 Apr 19
@moffittjc The noise travels sometimes and can seem much closer than is really the case.
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Gunshots out of the blue are always a bit unnerving I think.
@sunrisefan (28524)
• Philippines
30 Mar 19
@JudyEv Yes - that's what made it more beautiful; otherwise, the moon would be lonely if the were no other elements in the photo :)
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@everwonderwhy (6697)
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22 Mar 19
Magnificent full moon! The capture of it is so vivid and detailed. Great photo! My husband is a photographer too. :-)
Have an enjoyable caravan trip.
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@JudyEv (325759)
• Rockingham, Australia
23 Mar 19
@everwonderwhy Vince always kept his film in the fridge too.
@everwonderwhy (6697)
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23 Mar 19
@JudyEv Yes! My hubby used to collect Kodak Chrome films and kept them in a sealed container in the fridge.
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@dgobucks226 (34356)
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22 Mar 19
Another road trip for you! Looks like from that photo, someone was hungry and took a bite out of the moon 
They say "The Moon is made of green cheese" 
They say "The Moon is made of green cheese" 1 person likes this
