Moonlight Serenade

A full moon rising out of Lake Superior back-lights the South Pier Lighthouse while the Vista King follows a sailboat into the shipping canal.  With the shorter days of autumn becoming more apparent with each passing day, tourists and residents alike flocked to the Lake Superior shoreline to enjoy a perfect Labor Day weekend. On this particular evening the tourists actually outnumbered the gulls.

When we first arrived at the park, it looked like the low lying haze over the lake would keep the moon obscured until it was well over the horizon, however, like many times in the past, the dimming daylight forced the moonlight to strengthen quickly and it soon beamed across the open water like a search light.

Waiting for the moonrise is always an interesting experience, you can have GPS, compasses, and navigational charts to plot out when and where the moon will pop up, but, there is still an excitement when the orange globe peaks out of the darkness while it makes it's heavenly orbit around the globe. I guess that's why God put it there, to make us stand in wonder as we gaze upon His magnificent creation.

The sun to rule by day; for His mercy endures forever.
the moon and stars to rule by night; for His mercy endures forever. Psa 136

Sand Daisies

Park Point in Duluth is an amazing seven mile stretch of beach and is one of the longest sand bars in the world.

Here, the Federal Hudson, a freighter registered in Hong Kong waits at anchor to load a shipment grain.
The daisies in the foreground and beach grass decorate the beach with natural beauty while the sky fills with color of a September Sunrise.