"Summer ends, and autumn comes,
and he who would have it otherwise
would have high tide always and
a full moon every night."
~ Hal Borland
~ 1900-1978
~ American author, journalist & naturalist
The autumn leaves that top this tree seem to reach out to welcome the rising October moon on a beautiful evening at Trexler Memorial Park, Allentown, Pennsylvania.
"Blue moon, blue moon, blue moon,
keep shining bright.
Blue moon, keep on shining bright,
You're gonna bring me back my baby tonight,
Blue moon, keep shining bright.
I said blue moon of Kentucky
keep on shining ..."
~ "Blue Moon of Kentucky"
recorded by the great Elvis Presley
~ 1954
An artistic view of "Blue Moonshine" illuminating the summer sky over Cedar Creek Parkway, Allentown, Pennsylvania during the
Blue Moon of July 31, 2015.
A Blue Moon is defined as any time there is a second full moon in a calendar month, according to NASA. The next will occur January 2, 2018.
"Blue Moon of Kentucky" is the official Bluegrass song of Kentucky, written by Bill Monroe, "The Father of Bluegrass," in 1946.
The great Elvis Presley - an artist who occurs "once in a blue moon," - recorded
his fantastic rockabilly version in 1954.
"I wished on the moon
For something I never knew
Wished on the moon
For more than I ever knew
A sweeter rose, a softer sky
On April days that would not dance by ...
It all came true
I wished on the moon for you."
~ "I Wished On The Moon"
~ composed by Ralph Raigner, lyrics by Dorothy Parker
~ 1935
~ Recorded by Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald & other stars
The full moon rises in splendor over Cedar Creek Parkway,
Allentown, Pennsylvania, the evening of April 4, 2015. Early that morning
there was a total lunar eclipse, often called a Blood Moon.
"It is only a paper moon ...
It is only a canvas sky ...
But it wouldn't be make-believe if
You believe in me."
~ "It's Only A Paper Moon"
~ written by Harold Arlen
lyrics by E.Y. Harburg & Billy Rose
1933
The supermoon of August 10, 2014 -
the largest full moon of the year -
rises in beauty at Trexler Memorial Park,
Allentown, Pennsylvania.