Shine on, shine on, harvest moon

It was a warm September evening, and my son-in-law, Matt, was wandering the property, phone in hand, talking to his mom. when he noticed an increasing brightness in the east.

"Mom, it's just after sunset, isn't it?"

"Yes."

"But the sun sets in the west, doesn't it?"

"Yes."

"Okay. Something's happening. Gotta go."

That's when he bolted in the side door and yelled, "Sue, come quick! Moon's coming up!"

I never take moonrises for granted - especially a full harvest moon - so I grabbed my camera and joined him outside.

I've seen dozens of moonrises since moving here, but they still awe and delight me. They're quite spectacular, even when they're a relatively common sight. This, though, was the first moonrise Matt had ever seen, and he was dumbfounded by the majesty and beauty of it. Here's what he was able to capture on film: