it's fall ya'll

The Harvest Moon says so.

What is Harvest Moon?

The Harvest Moon refers to the full moon closest to the autumnal equinox, which marks the commencement of fall in the Northern Hemisphere. The equinox takes place twice a year, once in the spring and once in the fall. Equinox refers to those days when the length of day and the night are almost the similar everywhere on the planet.

Is the Harvest moon bigger, brighter and more colourful?

The harvest moon is just like any other moon and is not really brighter, bigger or more vibrant. But, yes it appears to be visible longer. Now, the reason behind why one sees the bigger-than-usual size of a moon near the horizon is due to a ploy that our eyes play, called ‘Moon Illusion’. And finally, the reason behind the orange colour of a moon is because of the greater thickness of atmosphere in the direction of a horizon, due to which a blue light is dispersed and hence one tends to see a brighter, orange moon.

Why is it called the Harvest moon?

It is dubbed as the harvest moon because its light used to help farmers to gather their crops and this is why it is also referred to as ‘Full Corn Moon’.

Above info copied and pasted from the good ol' internet.

So...because the recent moon phase tells us it's fall, we have to believe it. That, and the fact that the temperature here in Arizona dropped enough over the weekend to enjoy two nights of sleeping with the windows open!   

I had a dream last night that a bobcat was inside our house. And I was ok with it.

I wonder if that would be called "pet illusion" or just a nightmare.


Besides the fact that y'all rhymes with fall...it's a little shout out to one of my Texas sisters. Today is her birthday. 
Happy Birthday Karen!

~norma~