HARVEST MOON

Tonight is the perhaps the most famous moon of all...the Harvest Moon, used to describe the full moon closest to the start of Autumn. It will be an extra special show tonight with the full moon floating just above Uranus. They are calling this the "Super Harvest Moon", the first time in 2 decades where the sun will set at the same time the moon rises in a 360 degree show.

Even if you can't get outdoors to view, you can watch online at www.slooh.com

Here in Arizona, Autumn is a reluctant visitor, often having to pry its way in among the heat and seering sun. Summer loves to hang on until the last possible moment here in the desert, so those of us Autumn children wait impatiently for the first signs of crisp mornings and turning leaves.

I have pulled out all of my Halloween and Fall decorations today and while sweating in 97 degree heat, I am doing the Autumn dance, dreaming of far away places where pumpkins and apple cidar are plentiful...here is a little feast for the senses for us desert dwellers as we wait....

What are your favorite fall memories? What is your favorite thing about autumn?

 

**I do not own any of the above images.

 

 

ITCHY WITCHY

Another Halloween has come and gone and this year, I was feeling a bit un-witchy for some reason. The weather here was a toasty 90 degrees and hard to get into the spirit. It seems that Halloween has been progressively pushed out of the holiday celebration list in Arizona. Hardly any trick or treaters, no decorations, schools are not allowed to celebrate and the little ones aren't even allowed to wear their costumes to school! It was a bit depressing and I let it get the best of me. I did not feel the magic and mystical spirits this Halloween and I was really upset about it. We did up our yard and got a lot of visitors and complements. We even had a little block party in front of our house and invited the entire neighborhood. Only 4 showed up. I have always said I need to move back east where I came from or find a place with 4 seasons that really does Halloween and Autumn some justice.