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Watch for 'Supermoon' Saturday night!

Susan Louise — Fri, 28 Aug 2015 20:06:38 GMT

HERE is more info for those interested

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catwhisperer — Thu, 23 Mar 2017 16:32:20 GMT

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Susan Louise — Fri, 28 Aug 2015 20:17:14 GMT

@catwhisperer Kinda like this?

Might just happen again tomorrow night

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catwhisperer — Thu, 23 Mar 2017 16:31:53 GMT

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Mistic — Fri, 28 Aug 2015 20:22:38 GMT

Oh Wow! Thanks! Sounds like a great night to ride my Broom!

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Susan Louise — Fri, 28 Aug 2015 20:25:47 GMT

@Mistic wrote:
Oh Wow! Thanks! Sounds like a great night to ride my Broom!

@Mistic Is your broom battery operated, or do you just have an extremely long extension cord?

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Mistic — Fri, 28 Aug 2015 21:13:43 GMT

It's a regular Witches Broom. I just need a little breeze, and I ride with the wind.

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Susan Louise — Fri, 28 Aug 2015 22:18:20 GMT

@Mistic wrote:
It's a regular Witches Broom. I just need a little breeze, and I ride with the wind.

@Mistic I always wanted one of those like Harry Potter's Nimbus 2000...

Have a safe ride

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Mistic — Fri, 28 Aug 2015 23:40:53 GMT

I'm hoping to sneak out... so the Flying Monkeys don't follow me. I really need some alone time.

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Mistic — Sat, 29 Aug 2015 05:22:47 GMT

Well, I hope I didn't chase everyone away from this nice thread. One of my Sons used to love watching the moon rise into the night sky when he was a little one... He called it "His Mommy's Moon." They are all grown up now, but it's still "Mommy's Moon" all these years later. I look forward to watching it rise tomorrow night. Enjoy!

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jlkz — Sat, 29 Aug 2015 14:17:34 GMT

Not sure about original post, but it reminded me that the full moon at the end of August is called the " Buck Moon " because that's when male deer begin to develop their velvety antlers--a sign that mating season will begin. At least, that's the local wisdom. Either way, a full moon is beautiful, inspiring and calming.

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GingerPeach — Sat, 29 Aug 2015 14:28:27 GMT

According to the Farmer's Almanac, the "buck moon" was the full moon in July.
The full moon tonight, August, is the "sturgeon moon.

"Some Native American tribes called the August Moon the "Sturgeon Moon" because they knew that the sturgeon of the Great Lakes and Lake Champlain were most readily caught during this full Moon."

feline groovy shared the perfect moon for every month of the year in the other moon thread. (copy below!)

"Pretty Moon, Your face I see

Just above the garden tree."

Emily Huntington Miller (1833 -1913)

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AnikaBrodie — Sat, 29 Aug 2015 14:38:47 GMT

According to the caption this photo is a full buck moon ... beautiful, inspiring, uplifting, awesome, etc. Happy moon-watching tonight. I'll be outdoors; will you?

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GingerPeach — Sat, 29 Aug 2015 14:52:42 GMT

Farmer's Almanac moon guide:

http://farmersalmanac.com/full-moon-names/

– Full Wolf Moon – January Amid the cold and deep snows of midwinter, the wolf packs howled hungrily outside Indian villages. Thus, the name for January’s full Moon. Sometimes it was also referred to as the Old Moon, or the Moon After Yule. Some called it the Full Snow Moon, but most tribes applied that name to the next Moon.

– Full Snow Moon – February Since the heaviest snow usually falls during this month, native tribes of the north and east most often called February’s full Moon the Full Snow Moon. Some tribes also referred to this Moon as the Full Hunger Moon, since harsh weather conditions in their areas made hunting very difficult.

– Full Worm Moon – March As the temperature begins to warm and the ground begins to thaw, earthworm casts appear, heralding the return of the robins. The more northern tribes knew this Moon as the Full Crow Moon, when the cawing of crows signaled the end of winter; or the Full Crust Moon, because the snow cover becomes crusted from thawing by day and freezing at night. The Full Sap Moon, marking the time of tapping maple trees, is another variation. To the settlers, it was also known as the Lenten Moon, and was considered to be the last full Moon of winter.

– Full Pink Moon – April This name came from the herb moss pink, or wild ground phlox, which is one of the earliest widespread flowers of the spring. Other names for this month’s celestial body include the Full Sprouting Grass Moon, the Egg Moon, and among coastal tribes the Full Fish Moon, because this was the time that the shad swam upstream to spawn.

– Full Flower Moon – May In most areas, flowers are abundant everywhere during this time. Thus, the name of this Moon. Other names include the Full Corn Planting Moon, or the Milk Moon.

– Full Strawberry Moon – June This name was universal to every Algonquin tribe. However, in Europe they called it the Rose Moon. Also because the relatively short season for harvesting strawberries comes each year during the month of June . . . so the full Moon that occurs during that month was christened for the strawberry!

– The Full Buck Moon – July July is normally the month when the new antlers of buck deer push out of their foreheads in coatings of velvety fur. It was also often called the Full Thunder Moon, for the reason that thunderstorms are most frequent during this time. Another name for this month’s Moon was the Full Hay Moon.

– Full Sturgeon Moon – August The fishing tribes are given credit for the naming of this Moon, since sturgeon, a large fish of the Great Lakes and other major bodies of water, were most readily caught during this month. A few tribes knew it as the Full Red Moon because, as the Moon rises, it appears reddish through any sultry haze. It was also called the Green Corn Moon or Grain Moon.

– Full Corn Moon or Full Harvest Moon – September This full moon’s name is attributed to Native Americans because it marked when corn was supposed to be harvested. Most often, the September full moon is actually the Harvest Moon, which is the full Moon that occurs closest to the autumn equinox. In two years out of three, the Harvest Moon comes in September, but in some years it occurs in October. At the peak of harvest, farmers can work late into the night by the light of this Moon. Usually the full Moon rises an average of 50 minutes later each night, but for the few nights around the Harvest Moon, the Moon seems to rise at nearly the same time each night: just 25 to 30 minutes later across the U.S., and only 10 to 20 minutes later for much of Canada and Europe. Corn, pumpkins, squash, beans, and wild rice the chief Indian staples are now ready for gathering.

– Full Hunter’s Moon or Full Harvest Moon – October This full Moon is often referred to as the Full Hunter’s Moon, Blood Moon, or Sanguine Moon. Many moons ago, Native Americans named this bright moon for obvious reasons. The leaves are falling from trees, the deer are fattened, and it’s time to begin storing up meat for the long winter ahead. Because the fields were traditionally reaped in late September or early October, hunters could easily see fox and other animals that come out to glean from the fallen grains. Probably because of the threat of winter looming close, the Hunter’s Moon is generally accorded with special honor, historically serving as an important feast day in both Western Europe and among many Native American tribes.

– Full Beaver Moon – November This was the time to set beaver traps before the swamps froze, to ensure a supply of warm winter furs. Another interpretation suggests that the name Full Beaver Moon comes from the fact that the beavers are now actively preparing for winter. It is sometimes also referred to as the Frosty Moon.

– The Full Cold Moon; or the Full Long Nights Moon – December During this month the winter cold fastens its grip, and nights are at their longest and darkest. It is also sometimes called the Moon before Yule. The term Long Night Moon is a doubly appropriate name because the midwinter night is indeed long, and because the Moon is above the horizon for a long time. The midwinter full Moon has a high trajectory across the sky because it is opposite a low Sun.

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Susan Louise — Sat, 29 Aug 2015 22:51:27 GMT

Just a friendly reminder folks...it's tonight

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lolakimono — Sat, 29 Aug 2015 22:59:03 GMT

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Puzzle Piece — Sun, 30 Aug 2015 00:31:24 GMT

Okay, I will take notice. How could I not see it with the clear skies that we have here.

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GingerPeach — Sun, 30 Aug 2015 00:50:11 GMT

Love that cat, @lolakimono

I doubt that one would ever be caught in a kimono. :-)

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HappyDaze — Sun, 30 Aug 2015 01:34:39 GMT

awesome, thanks for the heads up!

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Drythe — Sun, 30 Aug 2015 01:40:31 GMT

@Susan Louise wrote:
@catwhisperer Kinda like this?
Might just happen again tomorrow night

Great tonsils!

My pose has been howling too.