Lunar Occlusion and Early Morning Rain

This is about as perfectly Christmas in the Northwest as I could imagine.  We have the first full lunar eclipse on the date of the Winter Solstice in years racked up tonight.  I checked a while back and there was a bit of a moon-glow through the moderate cloud-cover, giving encouraging signs.  Just now I took dog out and experienced moderate rain while still able to observe that moon is down to a crescent.

Gordon Lightfoot crafted a great song on this score way back when (I'm listening to Ian and Sylvia's take).  You can't jump a jet plane like you can a freight train.

I'd best be on my way.  On that carousel of time.