Full Harvest Moon - October. This 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.
When I was returning from Shelbyville this evening (about 6:30 PM) the orange moon was rising over the corn fields in a clear sky. When I pulled into my driveway there were three young deer (see "End of Summer" photographs) in the tall grasses.
Today I hung large balls of dog fur on the young trees out in front (I used hairnets). Hopefully, this technique will keep the deer from molesting the trees and save the ones that have survived the first year plus in the ground here. I will put balls of cat fur on the remaining trees after I acquire more hairnets.
Tomorrow it is back to the job hunt, but not until I complete some "engineering" work for JPL. The project has lingered for more than a year. I hope we are more careful in selecting our clients in the future.
"There are nights when the wolves are silent and only the moon howls" - George Carlin
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