“By the light of the silvery moon, I want to spoon, to my honey I’ll croon love’s tune …”
~ “By the Light of the Silvery Moon”
~ popular love song, music by Gus Edwards, lyrics by Edward Madden
~ published 1909, one of a series of moon-related Tin Pan Alley songs
~ performed in the 1953 film “By the Light of the Silvery Moon” by Doris Day, Gordon MacRae and others throughout the film
The full Snow Moon melts into a silvery creek in the beautiful surreal in wintertime.
I created this image by blending my shot of the Snow Moon of February 1, 2026 shining over the West End of Allentown, Pennsylvania with “Silvered Shores,” my February 2017 capture of the snow-laden creek at Trexler Memorial Park, Allentown, Pennsylvania as a hint of sunset blushes the creek between its silvered shores after a fresh snowfall.
The Snow Moon is often named for the heavy snowfalls common during this time of year in the Northern Hemisphere. The cold, dense air of February often makes this moon appear brighter and sharper.
I shot this soon after this Snow Moon hit its maximum 100 percent illumination at 5:09 p.m. Eastern Standard Time.
