Moon Over Black Mountain

Spring                                                            Mountain Spring Moon Snow last night, not much but enough to coat rooftops and give the moonshine a reflective surface in the back. The moon […]

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A Sheet of Light

Spring                                                         Bloodroot Moon Here’s a clip from a fascinating interview with Al Worden, command module pilot for Apollo 15*.  The interviewer identifies 7 men, all command module […]

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Yet More Loss

Beltane                                                              Beltane Moon Got back from the retreat about 12:30.  Took a shower, rested a bit, then hopped in the car for Moon’s reviewal at […]

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Moon Also Rises

Spring                                                           Beltane Moon The second rainy chilly day.  Perfect.  Tomorrow and Tuesday will be outside days again, planting and other things, but now I have my […]

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A Force of Nature

Spring                                                              Bee Hiving Moon In these months, when I go to bed, the full moon shines in our bedroom window.  It keeps me awake sometimes, […]

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Step Outside

Spring                                                    Bee Hiving Moon Boy, have you caught the sliver moon with Venus above it and Jupiter below?  Soon there will be tulips and crocus and snow drops.  The magnolia […]

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A Puzzle

Winter                                 First Moon of the New Year Here’s a puzzle.  Tuesday night is trash night here in Kadlec Estates so I trundled out both the regular trash and the recycling. The moon, at about 3/4’s full, was there, the […]

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Sheer Lunacy

Winter                                   First Moon of the New Year What a moon tonight, full and low in the northeastern sky, that golden tan color just before twilight.  It hung there, as Kate said, as if someone had taken a photograph […]

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A Beautiful Moon

Lughnasa                                                                 Full Honey Extraction Moon The moon.  Tonight.  A darkening sky, blue behind the openings in the clouds and peeking out from behind a modest veil, a full Honey Extraction Moon, its color a silvered gold, honey-like and mysterious.  I love the surprise of a beautiful moon in the sky, looking out on a familiar […]

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Pale Shadows

Winter                                                             Full Moon of the Cold Month “Even the smallest victory is never to be taken for granted. Each victory must be applauded, because it is so easy not to battle at all, to just accept and call that acceptance inevitable.” – Audre Lorde This full moon, out in a cloudless night sky, cast long […]

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