The full September moon was scheduled to arrive on the evening of Monday, September 20th.

 

It did not – not a surprise in Cleveland, Ohio!

 

And the reason -- because it was overcast – not a surprise, again!

 

I waited and waited from 8:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. – for the clouds to move away -- finally got tired and went inside.

 

When I came out shortly after 10:30 p.m. – there it was – shining in full glory in the southeastern sky -- above our neighbor's tall trees so I could photograph it with my pocket digital camera.

 

It was a pleasant end of summer (Autumn is arriving on Wednesday) evening with mostly overcast skies and temperature around 75 deg. F. All day it had been very hot with a high of 87 deg. F and 50% humidity.

 

I waited until after 10:30 p.m. before I came out to see the moon rise above our neighbor's tall trees so I could photograph it with my pocket digital camera.

 

And when I came out, Smokey and her son Gingy – our two outdoor cats – and my constant companions – they follow me everywhere I go outside the house – were ready. And, I am sure – Galena, our golden retriever with a curly tail, and their dear friend, was ready too at the Rainbow Bridge for the celestial observations.

 

According to the Old Farmer’s Almanac, the Moon names used come from Native American, Colonial American, or other traditional North American sources passed down through generations.

 

Again: “While September’s full Moon is usually known as the Harvest Moon, if October’s full Moon happens to occur closer to the equinox than September’s, it takes on the name “Harvest Moon” instead. In this case, September’s full Moon is referred to as the Corn Moon.”

 

The equinox – first day of autumn is arriving on September 22 – so what I saw was the Harvest Moon.

 

Also, “Other Moon names for this month highlight how September is the transitional period between summer and autumn:

 

· Autumn Moon (Cree)

· Falling Leaves Moon (Ojibwe)

· Leaves Turning Moon (Anishinaabe)

· Moon of Brown Leaves (Lakota)

· Yellow Leaf Moon (Assiniboine)”.

 

Our house facing Jefferson Park’s south side is located on Cooley Avenue. So, I took a number of photographs from Cooley Avenue, and the adjoining sidewalks.

 

The lead photograph shows the September moon photographed behind our neighbor’s trees in the background darkness with our miniature maple trees (growing in pots) in the foreground. Our maples provide a lot of fresh oxygen but no syrup.

 

The second photograph shows the September moon with our crab apple tree (the crab apples are too small to be seen) in the foreground.

 

The third photograph shows the September moon with our two apple trees (which were laden with apples a month ago – but now with only a few left) in the foreground. A few weeks ago I tasted one apple for the first time. It tasted like a golden delicious but not that sweet – but sweet never the less. So ever since I have been eating the apples from our apple trees.

 

The fourth photograph shows Smokey (front) and Gingy (rear) -- mother and son – our two outdoor cats and my constant companions – in our driveway – waiting for the moon to show up. When the moon finally showed up, they were so moonstruck and were moving all around – I was not able to photograph them together.

 

The next full moon is scheduled for October 20th.

 

Enjoy the lunar month!

 

AN APPLE A DAY