Fall and the Rosh Hashanah Moon Kate’s had a tough weekend. Short of breath, feeling tired. We didn’t make it to Rosh Hashanah services last night. A year and two days after her bleed. She’s made great progress on weight, … Continue reading
Fall and the Rosh Hashanah Moon Today is erev Rosh Hashanah, the evening of the Jewish New Year. Jewish days start at sunset. L’shana tova which you may hear, or say, comes from this longer phrase: l’shana tova tikateyvu, “May … Continue reading
Fall and the new (Rosh Hashanah) Moon And so. One year. A year ago today I took Kate into the Swedish Emergency Room. It was early in the morning. In my post that day I said she’d be in the … Continue reading
Fall and the waning crescent Harvest Moon
Fall and the waning sickle of the Harvest Moon Today is the equilux. Equal day and night. If you look at the equinox post a few days back, you’ll find an explanation. The equinox occurs when the sun passes over … Continue reading
Fall and the beautiful crescent of the Harvest Moon And another diagnosis. Geez. I have what can be called either COPD or asthma. I prefer asthma but if it hacks like COPD and interferes with breathing like COPD, then it’s … Continue reading
Fall and the Harvest Moon The dark sky. Orion high in the south over Black Mountain. The waning crescent of the Harvest moon to his left. Other stars set like diamonds. A regular moment of awe. So lucky to live … Continue reading
Fall and the Harvest Moon I’m changing seasons on the equinox, which is today. Learned a new word reading some material for this post: equilux. An equilux happens after each equinox and occurs this fall on September 26th. If you … Continue reading
Lughnasa and the Harvest Moon Better rested yesterday. Less fatigue. Though. Workout a.m. New one. First part is cardio, twenty minutes. Treadmill. I’ve been doing this for years, 25 at least, and yesterday I struggled with breathing as I went … Continue reading
Lughnasa and the Harvest Moon Autumn days come quickly, like the running of a hound on the moor.–Irish proverb Getting close to the fall equinox. It’s late this year, Sept. 23rd. Meteorological fall began on September 1st. Mabon, the second of … Continue reading