Saturday, October 23, 2010

Full Hunter’s Moon



Here's a photo just before dark of the "Hunter's Moon". The haze is actually smoke from wildfires that have been smoldering. Rain is predicted which hopefully will put out the fires and end the drought. The photo is quite pretty, despite the dire conditions which created it.
From The Old Farmer's Almanac: "The Full Hunter’s Moon, which occurs this year on October 22, is always the first full Moon following autumn’s Harvest Moon.
In pioneer days, after the vegetables were stored for the winter, it was time to go farther afield looking for wild game. Deer were fattening up, and Native Americans and farmers sought a store of good venison for the cold winter days to come."

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