Moon walks
A reflection on July's moon
“May the wind under your wings bear you where the sun sails and the moon walks.” —J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit
For three nights last week, I left my curtains open and watched as the moon crossed the dark sky. Each month you can find me in the evening with my eyes to the sky, watching closely as the moon reveals its different stages.
But in July, I watched for the full moon. It was the color that caught my attention. It appeared orange to me. Some months the Moon is more yellow or more gold, but this orange stood out as unique and beautiful.
This orange Moon is known as the “Buck Moon”. Named by the Algonquians as a reminder that it is the time when new antlers are growing rapidly on male deer (Bucks). Mid-summer is when these antlers reach full size.
The quote from J.R.R. Tolkien describes our relationship with nature as active and interactive. If we pay attention, we can see rhythms that give and take. Whether it's understanding the cycle of an animal's life or feeling the lift we are given to soar through nature’s way, we interact with one another.
Take time to notice. What draws your attention when you are in nature? Is it the color, the smell, or is it a spark that feels like an interaction?
Take time to notice.
Thanks Carrie. Have you read Is A River Alive? It beautifully describes our interrelatedness to the. Atrial world. I recommend listen to it on Audible, read by the author.