"The sun is glorious in one way;
the moon is glorious in another way..."
(1 Corinthians 15:41)
This month's full moon is called the Full Sturgeon Moon.
According to the Old Farmer's Almanac, the sturgeon of the Great Lakes
and in Lake Champlain are most readily caught at this time of the year.
In the tradition of my Cherokee ancestors, the August moon is
called "Galoni" or the "Fruit Moon" a time for gathering wild fruit
from trees and bushes, and for harvesting edible plants and herbs
growing in the meadows, and along the edges of streams and lakes,
which were used to flavor food and for medicinal purposes.
August Moon
J. Michael Williams Photography
The full moon was not really visible here this month due in part to
increasing clouds ahead of Tropical Storm Isaias, which made landfall last
night near the North Carolina-South Carolina border as a brief Category 1
hurricane, wreaking havoc with high winds and heavy rain as he
scurried up the eastern seaboard and into the northern Mid-Atlantic.
We had lots of rain today (it is raining to beat the band as I write this tonight)
and a brief loss of electrical power due to high gusts of wind,
which also brought down a few large tree limbs on the side of the house.
Fortunately nothing was damaged!
The brunt of the storm was gone from our area by mid-afternoon
when the skies cleared and the sun came out.
However, there were reports of tornadoes along the NJ shore today
and in Pennsylvania, Delaware and Maryland. Many people
across the region are still without electrical power tonight.
Confirmed Tornado
In Cape May County NJ
(August 4, 2020)
(CBS Philly)
According to the Old Farmer's Almanac, the sturgeon of the Great Lakes
and in Lake Champlain are most readily caught at this time of the year.
In the tradition of my Cherokee ancestors, the August moon is
called "Galoni" or the "Fruit Moon" a time for gathering wild fruit
from trees and bushes, and for harvesting edible plants and herbs
growing in the meadows, and along the edges of streams and lakes,
which were used to flavor food and for medicinal purposes.
J. Michael Williams Photography
The full moon was not really visible here this month due in part to
increasing clouds ahead of Tropical Storm Isaias, which made landfall last
night near the North Carolina-South Carolina border as a brief Category 1
hurricane, wreaking havoc with high winds and heavy rain as he
scurried up the eastern seaboard and into the northern Mid-Atlantic.
We had lots of rain today (it is raining to beat the band as I write this tonight)
and a brief loss of electrical power due to high gusts of wind,
which also brought down a few large tree limbs on the side of the house.
Fortunately nothing was damaged!
The brunt of the storm was gone from our area by mid-afternoon
when the skies cleared and the sun came out.
However, there were reports of tornadoes along the NJ shore today
and in Pennsylvania, Delaware and Maryland. Many people
across the region are still without electrical power tonight.
In Cape May County NJ
(August 4, 2020)
(CBS Philly)
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