Blue Moon Risin' ...

“Yes, I am a dreamer,

For a dreamer is one

Who can find history by

Moonlight, and see the

Dawn before the rest of the world.”

 ~ Oscar Wilde

 ~1854-1900

A rare full Halloween Blue Hunter’s Moon rises October 31, 2020 over Cedar Creek Parkway, Allentown, Pennsylvania.

October 2020 had two full moons: the full Harvest Moon October 1 and the full Hunter’s Moon October 31.

The second full moon in a month is referred to as a Blue Moon. Typically, the next moon after the harvest moon is known as a Hunter’s Moon – when hunters used moonlight to hunt prey and prepare for winter.

The last full moon seen in all U.S. time zones on Halloween occurred in 1944 and won’t happen again until 2039.

 

December's Supermoon ...

“And who hung the moon in the starry sky

Somebody bigger than you and I …”

            ~ “Somebody Bigger Than You and I”

    ~ written by Johnny Lange, Hy Heath

            & Sonny Burke

   ~ recorded by the great Elvis Presley

             ~ 1967

The Supermoon of December 3, 2017 shines brightly over Cedar Creek Parkway, Allentown, Pennsylvania, reminding me of the line in my most favorite Gospel hymn, the wonderful “Somebody Bigger Than You and I,” recorded by the great Elvis Presley in 1967.

A Supermoon happens when the full moon coincides with the moon’s closest approach to Earth in its orbit. Supermoons make the moon appear a little brighter and closer than normal.

The term Supermoon has only been used in the past 40 years.

The Art Of The Swan ...

“Until you spread your wings, you will have no idea how far you can fly.”

              ~ Napolean Bonaparte

                     ~ 1769-1821 
A beautiful mute swan artfully flashes its wingspan on Lake Muhlenberg in this high contrast monochrome shot I captured on a late August evening at Cedar Creek Parkway, Allentown, Pennsylvania.