Ash, flash and the full moon

I went outside after midnight and found the full moon sailing in skyful of shredded clouds. As usual I tried to take pictures without success. But then I discovered that if I used flash and stood under the ash tree (the one by the house shown here), the illuminated branches created this tracery of skeletal twigs which gave me much satisfaction.
The succeeding day has been chilly and wet with no further photographic opportunities.