Sunday, August 2, 2020

Full August Moon

Tonight is the full Sturgeon moon. So named by the Native Americans because this is the month that is good for sturgeon fishing. There were so many clouds! But there was a brief clearing.





Summer declines and roses have grown rare,
But cottage crofts are gay with hollyhocks,
And in old garden walks you breathe an air
Fragrant of pinks and August-smelling stocks.

—John Todhunter (1839-1916)




21 comments:

CheerfulMonk said...

Nice pictures!

The Feminine Energy said...

Oh how pretty, Ginny. Thank you for posting. It's been raining here in northern-most Indiana so no moon watching for us. That's why I'm so glad you posted these gorgeous pictures! Love, Andrea xoxo

Natalia said...

Stunning captures!

Himawan Sant said...

Wow ..,perfect photography πŸ“ΈπŸ‘!
Very beautiful shoots.

Hootin Anni said...

Pretty. So golden.

Ann said...

Fabulous. Your moon photos are always spectacular.

Rose said...

Wow, beautiful moon shots. It was lightly cloudy here...it was like looking through thick smog or something. It did not look like fog from the ground, just a thin haze up in the atmosphere.

MadSnapper said...

I think the ones with the Smoky stuff in front of it are pretty the others are so clear you can see all the craters on the moon

Martha said...

What amazing shots! I need to get myself a good camera again. I got lazy with just using a cell phone since they have improved so much - but they can't get shots like this!

Jeanette said...

Great moon shots!

Beside a babbling brook... said...

Delightful photo capture of the Lady Moon.... Gorgeous...

Often, I like to see the moon, behind a lacy froth of clouds. It makes an even more beautiful sight, to me. ~smile~

And behind a soft veil of clouds, which softens the view of the moon, and makes it have a halo. ~smile~

We have had bright moon light, during the night for a couple of nights now. But on the Full Moon Night, we are to have the hurricane remnants so.... She won't be able to shine through those clouds, I fear.

But we have enjoyed her!!!!!!!!

πŸ‚✨🌼✨πŸ‚✨

DeniseinVA said...

Gorgeous photos Ginny and I never had heard that before about the sturgeon. Very interesting! Nice poem too, thank you :)

Jenny the Pirate said...

Truly magnificent captures. xoxo

photowannabe said...

You capture such wonderful moon shots.
Mine always look like I took a picture of a car headlight.
the moon really was beautiful last night. We had crystal clear skies.
Sue

Chatty Crone said...

I enjoyed those - thank you!

Ruth Hiebert said...

Lovely shots. Even the clouds add to the beauty .

Tamago said...

What stunning photos of the moon! The cloud in the first photo kind of looks like mustache of the moon :-)
P.S. After my failed attempt to give Niko nose drops, my husband took over the duty. I could not be trusted lol.

Inger said...

I love it and thanks for the sturgeon information. I tried to take its picture too, it was just so gorgeous, but mine didn't come out.

aspiritofsimplicity said...

Joe and I saw the moon shining over our little town yesterday morning as we were driving him to the train station very early in the morning. It was so beautiful it took our breath away.

Carla from The River said...

Beautiful, we took a moon walk last night. The moon was lovely and the evening was too, low humidity and a perfect 70 degrees.
xx oo
Carla

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