Moss Doesn't Grow on a Rolling Stone

I have been trying to capture a full moon rising over the ocean now for over 6 months.  I can just imagine the beauty and glory of seeing this huge orange/red moon as it starts peeking over the edge of the ocean's water.  I can remember growing up in Tupelo, MS - the times when there would be that harvest moon - as it would be huge and red and making it's appearance in the night skies.  Well, this last Friday - Gary was flying through Miami to get back home and I was here in Barbados - when the full moon rose.  Friday, October 22nd, 2010.  I made a special effort to get clearance from the people at The Crane resort, so that I could walk to the edge of their cliff.  I waited in anticipation for this full moon - there were not many clouds in the sky, so I just knew this was the night!  But, at 5:14 when the moon was supposed to rise, I didn't see any great red harvest moon - I didn't see anything!  Some people came up and were curious as to what I was doing with the camera, when I told them, they and I both thought I had gotten the time wrong.  But, then - I turned back around to the eastern sky - and there it was - just this little bitty ole white full moon!  What a disappointment.   Then, to top everything off - Gary saw the moon I wanted to see - inside his plane in Miami!  He said it was huge and red and everyone was gasping and talking about it.  Hummmmmm.

I was relaying this story this morning to a high school friend of mine and how I was running out of time to capture this event and she commented, "Moss Won't Grow on a Rolling Stone"  I had never heard this expression before.  I googled it and found this document which lists all these different connotations.  I realized many of these connotations fit my life right now - some I want to claim and others I'd rather not.  But, you know how you hear sometimes an expression and you like it - this one I like. It fits me and my life right now.  We are constantly moving, but I am making friends wherever I go - hopefully life long friends - friends that I will never forget - and hope they will not forget me.  I might miss the harvest moon in Barbados, but I will have friends for a lifetime.