A Place for Luna

Luna is Latin for Moon and according to ancient Roman myth “Luna” was the goddess of the Moon.  For centuries, humans have been infatuated by the moon particularly the ambience of a “full moon” (see blog post: A Place for “that Old Devil Moon”-February 2019).

Early this morning (at precisely 2:33 a.m. EDT) the moon became "full", but, if weather permits, we at Merry Mount should be able to experience it as "full" for a couple of more nights. As the moon revolves around Earth, it is illuminated by the sun.  What we see is reflected sunlight.

Thanks to an idea from my dear brother, Lee Thompson, with this blog post, I will begin a monthly “lunar series”. 

Native American folklore gives us names for every full moon of the year. 

The February moon has been labeled the “Snow Moon”.

Snow Moon

Its silvery glow pervades the landscape

The world is marked with cold shadows.

Silence is pure.

Over the meadows and fields

Stillness is deafening

Mystery overtakes the earth.

CPW

So tonight, as we on Junk Road look to the Snow Moon, let us also listen carefully for the distant howl of our own "Luna"- the canine goddess of Junk Road.

Luna Junk

References:  https://www.space.com/16830-full-moon-calendar.html & https://www.almanac.com/content/full-moon-names.

CPW