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Friday, August 28, 2026

Full Moon

Thursday, August 27, 2026

Full moon this morning. Woke up this morning around 4:00. Not because I wanted to but because I couldn't sleep. Took the above photo of the full moon around 4:30.

Same view out the porch door but without the flash. In the Central Time Zone the moon is actually full tonight at 11:18 pm.

From the Old Farmer's Almanac: "The name Sturgeon Moon comes from the giant lake sturgeon of the Great Lakes and Lake Champlain; this native freshwater fish was readily caught during this part of summer and an important food staple for Native Americans who lived in the region. At one time, the lake sturgeon were quite abundant in late summer, though they are rarer today."

Wednesday, July 29, 2026

Full Buck Moon

Wednesday, July 29, 2026

The full Buck Moon occurred Wednesday, July 29, 2026, at 9:36 a.m. Central Time. It is named for the season when male deer regrow their velvet antlers.

Monday, June 29, 2026

Full Strawberry Moon

Monday, June 29, 2026

AI pulled up the following info on the full Strawberry Moon:

The June 2026 full moon, known as the Strawberry Moon, peaks in illumination on Monday, June 29, at 7:56 p.m. Central Daylight Time (CDT). It appears as the first full moon of summer and will hang notably low in the southern sky.

Name: Historically named the "Strawberry Moon" by Algonquin tribes to mark the peak of the wild strawberry harvest. Despite the name, it appears a standard bright white or golden-orange (due to atmospheric scatter near the horizon) rather than pink.

Position: It traces the year's lowest arc across the sky, as it sits opposite the Sun just after the summer solstice.

Very hot and sticky today. Dale looked up the dewpoint. It was 78. The highest I remember was 82. That was the record for the highest dew point temperature ever recorded in Minneapolis (Twin Cities) is 82°F, which was observed at 3:00 PM and 4:00 PM on July 19, 2011, at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport. Gross. Very swampy today. Took a walk this evening - sun behind the clouds, still hot but not as bad as earlier today and there was a nice breeze.

Monday, June 1, 2026

Blue Moon

Sunday, May 31, 2026

Not sure exactly when the last blue moon was but we had one this month!!

Monday, May 4, 2026

Full moon

Friday, May 1, 2026

Full moon at 12 am. There'll be another full moon at the end of May so we've got a blue moon situation heading our way.

Monday, December 16, 2024

Coffee and Cigars

Saturday, December 14, 2024

Coffee and a cigar in the back yard this morning.

Romeo y Julieta

A few days ago I brought out the white pumpkin I bought back at Halloween and had been sitting on the porch.

It's starting to turn orange.

The moon was full by 4 pm when I lit up my afternoon cigar. This moon is the full Cold Moon.

Camacho

Old Fashioned when I got inside to warm up.

Friday, October 18, 2024

MEA Weekend 2024 - Thursday

Thursday, October 17, 2024

Cigar this afternoon while Dale went on a walk.

When he returned he sat down with me and we enjoyed the beautiful autumn afternoon. Dale commented on the sun being so much lower with the golden light it produces and how pretty it looks filtered through the colored leaves.

Today is the full Harvest moon.

Visited with Marcia as she was heading out for a walk.

She was wearing her Halloween get-up and looked quite cute.

Friday, June 21, 2024

The Full Strawberry Moon

Friday, June 21, 2024

Full moon today.

According to the Old Farmer's Almanac: "June’s full Moon—typically the last full Moon of spring or the first of summer—has traditionally been called the Strawberry Moon. While strawberries certainly are a reddish-pink color and are roundish in shape, the origin of the name “Strawberry Moon” has nothing to do with the Moon’s hue or appearance. A Moon usually appears reddish when it’s close to the horizon because the light rays must pass through the densest layers of the atmosphere."

Also according to the Old Farmer's Almanac: "This Strawberry Moon name has been used by Native American Algonquian tribes that live in the northeastern United States as well as the Ojibwe, Dakota, and Lakota peoples to mark the ripening of “June-bearing” strawberries that are ready to be gathered. The Haida term Berries Ripen Moon reflects this as well. As flowers bloom and early fruit ripens, June is a time of great abundance for many."

Sunday, October 1, 2023

Harvest Moon

Saturday, September 30, 2023

Squeezed in a Romeo y Julieta before dinner tonight. Dale joined me in the back yard. It was very pleasant out but it's really getting darker so much earlier now.

Took a walk after dinner and caught a glimpse of the Harvest Moon which peaked yesterday morning. Can NOT believe tomorrow is the 1st of October.

Sunday, September 19, 2021

September Full Moon

Sunday, September 19, 2021

The moon is full on tomorrow. I got a good look at it shining ever so brightly on Athena’s last walk of the day.

Saturday, September 14, 2019

Full Moon

Friday, September 13, 2019

My, it's been awhile since I've written here. Tonight's the full moon and I've heard it's the first one on Friday the 13th in nearly 20 years (Oct. 13, 2000). Dale tells me there won't be another one for about 30 more (August 13, 2049). Cloudy all day today but the sky finally cleared this evening. The moon is visible and it's beautiful.

Then there's this...

And, whoa, was it a doozy.

Here's a picture of the full moon sent to me by my friend Warren. He's staying at his parent's lake place.

Saturday, January 14, 2017

Full Wolf Moon - January 12, 2017

Thursday, January 12, 2017

Haven't done a full moon photo in a while. This is a photoshopped version of a photo I took this past Thursday, the day of the full moon, in Highland. The moon was somewhat dwarfed by the bright street lights although it held a position much higher in the sky.

According to the Old Farmer's Almanac, a "bright first moon promises rain and a bountiful harvest." I think this one qualifies.