Lunar Eclipse

I'd forgotten there was going to be a lunar eclipse tonight. I'd not even heard for sure whether it was going to be visible from Seattle. It didn't seem worth the effort to find out given how uncommon clear skies are here in February. But tonight was clear and when I looked up at the moon, I could tell the eclipse was well under way. I'd noticed the moon the past few days and knew it should be close to full, rather than the cresent I was seeing. I stood out watching, along with others on Market Street in Ballard, until the was no more light to be seen. After dinner, the cresent was back, a little plumper and maybe lower than it had been when I first saw it.