lovely little full moon night

Full moon tonight - a perfect day for me to return to my long neglected blog! My mom is doing much better and the spring-like weather we've been having has done wonders for her mood (and mine). I'm sure we'll still get slammed with more winter storms, but days like today remind us that the flowers are getting closer to ending their naps. Yesterday at Walmart I was looking at the gigantic mountain of dirty snow in the parking lot - it must be 12 feet high - and was picturing the greenhouses and tables of blooms that will shortly replace it in the exact same spot.

The moon sure was bright last night - the kids and I turned off all the lights and made moonshadows on the walls. Tonight will be warmer, so I hope to get all of us out on the deck to "bask." If it's not too windy, we might even be able to eat dinner out there in the moonlight. Hmmm, what food goes best with a winter moony night - potato soup and crusty rolls, perhaps? Just pizza? Chocolate cake and wine? I'm going to have to think about this!

From the Farmer's Almanac:
February's Full Moon is called The Snow Moon. Since the heaviest snow usually falls during this month, native tribes of the north and east most often called February's full Moon the Full Snow Moon. Some tribes also referred to this Moon as the Full Hunger Moon, since harsh weather conditions in their areas made hunting very difficult.

Above is a photo of last month's moonrise over a nearby inland Wisconsin lake.