61\u00a0 bar steep rise 29.87\u00a0 0mph WNW dew-point 52\u00a0 Summer night, pleasant<\/p>\n
Waxing Crescent of the Thunder Moon<\/p>\n
I dug up a couple of garlic to see if descaping had any affect.\u00a0 It has.\u00a0 Bulbs have begun to form.\u00a0 I hope if I leave them in a bit longer, I’ll get fully developed bulbs.\u00a0 This is important because I can then plant the cloves from the best bulbs in the fall and harvest more garlic next year.<\/p>\n
The crescent moon casts a gentle spell over human kind.\u00a0 It ends up on flags, in religious symbols and in children’s books.\u00a0 The Thunder Moon crescent is in the west, just below the tree line, but visible through some our poplars.\u00a0 Hidden, it takes on even more allure.<\/p>\n
Back in the 80’s I used to practice a form of contemplative prayer; it carried me into many strange places.\u00a0 One of them was sitting on the cusp of a crescent moon with Jesus on one side and Moses and Abraham on the other.\u00a0\u00a0 We spoke, but I don’t recall the conversation.\u00a0 The crescent moon made that possible because it has that curve.\u00a0 Could not sit on a quarter or whole moon.\u00a0 A gibbous moon does not seem right either.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
61\u00a0 bar steep rise 29.87\u00a0 0mph WNW dew-point 52\u00a0 Summer night, pleasant Waxing Crescent of the Thunder Moon I dug up a couple of garlic to see if descaping had any affect.\u00a0 It has.\u00a0 Bulbs have begun to form.\u00a0 I hope if I leave them in a bit longer, I’ll get fully developed bulbs.\u00a0 This … Continue reading The Crescent Moon’s Gentle Spell<\/span>