Returning from our favourite restaurant, shortly after midnight, the skies were clear and filled with stars. The lunar eclipse seemed to hang right above our back yard. We stood there gazing, celebrating our 8th anniversary.

Originally posted in my photo blog Sensory Input, re-added to my main blog in 2021. Original URL archived in the Internet Archive

Sint Maarten is the Dutch precursor of Halloween. Kids sing songs asking for treats door to door, and carry lampions (Chinese lanterns).

It was raining heavily so we got to eat a lot of sweets ourselves, as the number of kids coming to the door was not that big 🙂

Originally posted in my photo blog Sensory Input, re-added to my main blog in 2021. Original URL archived in the Internet Archive