The Full Hunters Moon

 

Lastnight was the full Hunter's Moon and it was a beautiful night!  It was clear and cool and the moon glowed for all to see! So big, so bold, and so beautiful.  Of all the moon phases, I especially love the Hunter's Moon and the Harvest Moon.  The leaves are falling and it's time to hunt. The fields have been harvested and the hunters can easily see the fox and other animals.

The moon had just started to rise and I had just finished making dinner when my husband suggested that we put dinner on hold and drive down the road. He knows that I love it most when the moon is just rising over the horizon. It's absolutely beautiful. Anyway, we drove to a clearing and I snapped a few pics. The sky just never disappoints! After we returned home, I was looking through my moon pics and this poem came to mind. There are so many wonderful verses about the moon but I'll just leave you with the one below. Enjoy. 

It was the longest night in winter,

When I sent a question into space,

Asking how I'd ever change,

When I'm trapped in the same place,

And I heard the full moon giggle,

As she cloaked me in her light,

Along with the same swath of stars,

I looked at every night,

I blushed pink as a sunrise,

At the joke I didn't get,

Until the moon gave me her answer,

In the minutes before she set,

"You have much to learn on standing still,"

She told me with a smile,

"For since you first asked me that question,

You've moved five hundred thousand miles."

-e.h. 

Just a reminder, the next moon event will be Thursday, November 4th & it will be the "New Moon". (Yes, the “Twilight” fans will be excited.)