Imbolc Full Wild Moon
Close to the horizon, appearing large and red, the Full Wild Moon lit the sky on my way home from the Vietnamese Restaurant where my Woolly brothers and I broke spring rolls together tonight.
The moon remains one of the under appreciated natural events, in my opinion. It goes through its phases every 30 days, passing from absent through quarter, half, then full and then disappearing in the reverse order. It’s presence in our sky affords an opportunity for beauty unsurpassed by mountain range, ocean view, desert and all we have to do is go outside at night and look up. The moon shows up in spite of city lights and its beauty shifts and changes, giving us an astronomical show free of charge, available to all.
On another note. The precocious grandchild: I received this picture, a month in advance of her fourth birthday. It came in an e-mail in which the subject line was: All by herself!
I know. Cute and a genius to boot!
Grandkids are special. Each and every one. Precious, too.
I sent them back an e-mail that read: Great! Now all she needs is her own checkbook.