Last night (Thursday), just before 9:00 … Bear and I were out for our last walkaround. A breeze in the top of the trees and everything else quiet: one of those moments that makes me still and aware, savoring everything: Bear with me, the beautiful night, the sound and feel of the woods and the moon – half way back to full.
A favorite site in the eastern sky – this morning, just before 6:00 a.m. as I went out with Bob and Bear.
This first August moon wanes to begin again and become full before the month is over.
A very happy start to birthday week!
August, my birthday month, has two full moons this year.
Bear and I went down the road in the Jeep to watch the moonrise.
I watched for the moon to rise while Bear watched the setting sun.
Just after sunset…first full moon in August.
It does!!
The large hail brought down bits of the ends of branches – live bits with fresh sap. A LOT of live bits with fresh sap. The sun hit them today and suddenly it smells like Christmas :) !
It was just before 1:00 p.m., temperature about 74F – almost July and it smelled like Christmas walking down the driveway to get the mail.
Hey, Bob! Dontcha’ think it smells like Christmas??
What??? Oh, yeah…if you say so…it smells like Christmas.
That means it is time for my “long winter’s nap”…
And see, there is the moon. Lights out.
Well, it DOES smell like Christmas.
Monday evening surprise…clear evening skies: half moon (photo taken 5/28/2012)
