A note to alert any interested that there is now an entry on Lughnasa in the Great Wheel pages. Here’s an excerpt: This year Lughnasa falls on a new moon, the dark time associated with the Corn Moon. In moon … Continue reading
78 bar falls 29.68 2mpn NW dew-point 65 sunrise5:57 sunset8:40 Summer New Moon (Corn Moon or State Fair Moon) NOAA awakened me with its trademark ululation, alerting me to the thunder storm watch declared for Anoka County. Such notices are … Continue reading
66 bar rises 29.68 0mph NNW dew-point 61 sunrise 5:57 sunset 8:42 Summer Waning Crescent of the Thunder Moon Sierra Club. Numbers and names. Strategic decisions about endorsements and targeting of races. All constrained by a set of compliance rules … Continue reading
86 bar falls 29.66 3mph N dew-point 59 sunrise 5:56 sunset 8:42 Summer Waning Crescent of the Thunder Moon Lughnasa, August 1st, comes on a new moon night. This means the first harvest festival of the Celtic year (it ends … Continue reading
80 bar steady 29.71 2mph W dew-point 61 sunrise 5:56 sunset 8:42 Summer Waning Crescent of the Thunder Moon Heaved sand out of the to be fire pit. Still a lotta roots even after the stump grinder. Sigh. It will … Continue reading
77 bar steady 29.73 0mph NW dew-point 62 sunrise 5:56 sunset 8:42 Summer Waning Crescent of the Thunder Moon “In the beginner’s mind there are many possibilities. In the expert’s mind there are few.” – Shunryu Suzuki Beginner’s mind. It … Continue reading
86 bar steady 29.66 2mph SSE dew-point 56 sunrise 5:55 sunset 8:43 Summer Waning Crescent of the Thunder Moon “Frisbeetarinism is the belief that when you die your soul goes up on the roof and gets stuck.” George Carlin, RIP … Continue reading
82 bar falls 29.66 1mph E dew-point 73 sunrise 5:55 sunset 8:43 Summer Waning Crescent of the Thunder Moon Dead headed the lilium today, their bloom period is almost past. Buddhists say flowers get their beauty from their transience. Makes … Continue reading
80 bar falls 29.66 0mph E dew-point 76! sunrise 5:55 sunset 8:43 Summer Waning Crescent of the Thunder Moon Jerry Stearns sent word that he worked with rebels in Central America and served a stint as a bodyguard for Rigoberta … Continue reading
76 bar falls 29.70 0mph SSE dew-point 67 sunrise 5:55 sunset 8:44 Summer Waning Crescent of the Thunder Moon Echoes from the past. Over time certain folks reconnect out of the blue. Jerry Stearns is one. We were part of … Continue reading