Total Moon Eclipse, Occluded

The clouds zoomed up from the south. At first Moon peeped through. Then more and more clouds zoomed up. Sadly, by the time of eclipse, Moon was entirely invisible, occluded by the zooming clouds. Crumby was the last to lose faith. He finally gave up around 1:15AM. This is exactly why an average Druid needs multiple hobbies.

Yes. Crumby could have chosen the path of despair. That’s right. After all, a total Moon eclipse on Winter Solstice is an incredibly rare event. Much rarer even than a Mercury passage of Ogma. Many may remember how Crumby botched the Mercury passage. Couldn’t blame the clouds for that.

But as Crumby gradually sunk to the depths of despair, recalling first this, then that, astronomical failure, he chanced to espy the banana feeder. Wait a minute. Maybe I don’t need to end life as I know it after all. There’s a four-legged spider in with the bananas.

How sad is that? A spider that has lost half its legs but still has four. See. There’s always someone that’s theoretically worse off than you, Crumby. And besides, the Druid religion clearly reveals that those who espied the total Moon eclipse deserved to espy it, while the rest got what they deserved.

So. Druid Dichotomy Time. Is a spider with four legs the same difference as a half glass of water?

Meantime, there are plenty of eclipsed Moon peektures popping up on the internet. Not the same as being there? But way easier on the nerves.