Spring Waxing Bee Hiving Moon Libya. The Middle East in an arc of protest. We have intervened on behalf of Libyan rebels and I’m pretty sure my boy is over there, directing bombardments. I say pretty sure because he was … Continue reading
Winter Waxing Moon of the Cold Month Kate sees this trip as vacation; I don’t. Family related travel, the bulk of what I do, has a different purpose and feel. It’s about relationships and the hard work necessary to maintain … Continue reading
Lughnasa Waxing Back to School Moon Nap. Off to Ace Hardware for chemically resistant gloves. Really. Why would I use anything that required them? Normally, I wouldn’t. But the varroa mites compromise the divide’s ability to survive the winter and … Continue reading
Samhain Waxing Wolf Moon Thanksgiving Joseph and Mary are here. Mary came in to the train station in Anoka. It was a very East Coast scene with folks waiting for others in the parking lot, a mist shrouding the street … Continue reading
74 bar steady 29.75 3mph W dew-point 49 Summer, sunny and pleasant Waxing Gibbous Thunder Moon A party. Kate and I are not party people. We both prefer a night at home or the theater or classical music, but we’re … Continue reading
81 bar falls 29.99 0mph S dew-point 59 Summer, sunny and hot Waning Gibbous Flower Moon Each year in late June a convergence of heat, humidity, sun intensity and the growth of weeds combine to make gardening an early morning … Continue reading
73 bar falls 29.59 0mph E dew-point 63 Beltane, cloudy Waxing Crescent of the Flower Moon Finished putting down Preen in the flower beds. The straw for mulch in the vegetable beds took a bit longer, but not much. The … Continue reading
58 bar rises 29.80 2mph W dewpoint 30 Beltane New Moon (Hare Moon) There are days, ordinary days, days you can recall, when your life took a sharp angle turn, or created a swooping curve, perhaps dipped underground or soared … Continue reading
42 bar falls 30.04 2mph S dewpoint 20 Spring Last Quarter Moon of Winds Joseph called from OTS. He sounded dispirited, demoralized. Drill and military courtesy have tripped him up thus far. His commander has talked about recycling him if … Continue reading