MOON SHADOW

As I shut the front door to keep the dog from getting out, I promised I would take him for a walk when Ana and I got back from the movie. It was dark dusk when we started out for the hike. The moon was shining so brightly that it was reflecting off the buffalo truck windshield. I could easily see every pocket and the stitching on my coat. Looking behind me my shadow contrasted brightly with the surface of the road, even the length of my walking stick was distinctly silhouetted upon it. Turning forward to walk toward the moon again I smiled at the jewel like planet hanging beneath the moon.

Emma learned at camp that it takes your eyes 20 minutes to adjust to the dark and see at their full capacity on a dark night. With the time taken to walk to the bench and back and the glowing moonlight, my eyes seem to adjust to the descending darkness just fine.