Greetings from Buzz Savories! 

Mid-January 2026, and I am focusing on the word, “clarity.” I  think about, dream about, and imagine goals and activities that interest me in the year ahead, and when I feel shivers of happiness as I see myself there and doing what it is I planned or a goal I see myself accomplishing in the year ahead, I’m assured it will come to fruition in the months to come.

My first and favorite word for January is Clarity because the clear my thinking and imagining the future I want to see for myself, the easier it is to fulfill the  promise to myself. 

Buzz Savories is featuring a photograph by Don Brockmeier, nature photographer living and practicing his art of photography around Eustis, Frontier County.  The spectacular photo of the Harvest moon rising directly behind the iconic windmill that Don photographed in Frontier County illustrates “Clarity” better than words.

And this is how Don arrived at the photo we see of the harvest moon shining precisely behind the windmill.

1. He scouted the country side searching for the image he wanted in his final photo.  When he came across the windmill on the canyon ledge, he felt satisfied. 

2.  Wait for a full moon – date Nov. 5, 2025. 

3. Check tables to learn the exact timing of the moon/s ascent and using a compass also discern the angle of the moon’s rising. This information was acquired and analyzed days prior to the full moon was scheduled to rise behind the windmill.

4.  Calculate the distance  needed to acquire the entire scene that he wanted including dark sky, full moon lighting the background of the windmill. 

5. Program his camera to take a sharp, clean photo so he needed to check the distance between the camera and the windmill to calibrate the focus.

6.   The moon does not come up 100% from the earth, it comes up on an angle so Don said, “I had to move the camera in line with the  windmill.  As seconds passed, I needed to move the camera (myself and the camera) again to line up.”

7.   He had only  a few seconds to snap a picture because the moon continues to rise so he continued to move left and right due to the angle of the moon.  As it was rising, it was also  changing the angle.  And he needed to adjust the settings with the moon’s rising  and do it quickly. 

This photo was taken on Nov. 5 at 5:33 pm