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Full Super Blue MIKIs Gone Moon

"I am looking at trees  they may be one of the things I will miss  most from the earth" W. S. Merwin "Trees"   Yes they are gone, MIKIs left my patch of lower upper St Martin last week right after our "cool snap"... You do know they don't like cold weather...Eddie still has them where he sits on the edge of the great swamp but they are moving in the direction of the escarpment and riparian forests...I call it "staging" for migration to warmer places for winter. This Full Moon rises Blue and magnificent today August 30 at 742, about 10 minutes after the sun sets. should be a grand colorful magnified affair. Speaking of grand, our 55th wedding anniversary is tomorrow, Thursday. Now that day will be well celebrated as well. I'm just grateful she didn't kick me to the curb a long time ago. 8-16-23 Cool front! Well sort of anyway. Like I always say... if you pay attention there will always be that cool night in August to give us a brief br...

Full Grand Master Mosquito Hawk Moon

 This one is a Super Moon or so  my My Moon Phase app says. The Full Grand Master Mosquito Hawk Moon rises at about 830 after a memorable sunset at 8. P and I hope to meet up with Eddie B at his perch out on the edge of the great Sacred Swamp, Atchafalaya, for both events. Our hope is to have a glass of tart red in our hands so we can salute you our friends. We sort of invited ourselves. Quote from my Yoga Tea bag, "Find strength in knowing that you can make a difference in the world." 7-2-23 Full Longest Day Moon was not a disappointment here on the Gulf Rim, but boy is it dry.  I have finished Lab Girl, Y'all! Another great read! I've begun Hope Jahren's "The Story of More".  I was on campus Monday, we were talking and one of the Dr's walked up with a young visitor from Norway, Charles. Charles, finished HS headed to U to study Chemistry, was doing research in Dr's lab. Really bright person, turns out to be Hope Jahren's son, small world y...