Sunday, January 27, 2013

Tonight::The Full Wolf Moon



 Full Wolf Moon – January Amid the cold and deep snows of midwinter, the wolf packs howled hungrily outside Indian villages. Thus, the name for January’s full Moon. Sometimes it was also referred to as the Old Moon, or the Moon After Yule. Some called it the Full Snow Moon, but most tribes applied that name to the next Moon. ~ The Farmer's Almanac

 Last night as I sat in my favorite chair knitting, I happen to glance out the window and observe an almost full moon. It was simply stunning! I am continually amazed at God's hand on our creation. Tonight at 11:38pm the Full Wolf Moon will arrive in all its glory. There are more than a few names for this moon, such as:  

 WOLF MOON*OLD MOON*MOON AFTER YULE* SNOW MOON*ICE MOON*HUNGER MOON*COLD
MOON*COOKING MOON*QUIET MOON*MOON OF THE STRONG COLD*FREEZING MOON*LITTLE WINTER MOON* LAKES FROZEN MOON* MOON OF THE STRONG COLD*JOYFUL MOON

My dear Tasha Tudor friend Linda keeps us all informed of the upcoming full moon on our yahoo group Take Peace. 

If you are a home schooling mum, observing the full moon is a great nature study opportunity for you and your students.  I hope to let the girls photograph the moon tonight, although we won't be up at 11:38 pm here! They can then paste this into their nature notebooks and we will add information to the page.   I think I may be a bit insistent we call this moon Full Wolf Moon, as we often hear the coyotes howling at night as they hunt in our neck of the woods. A bit spooky, but really quite fascinating.

"Let them once get in touch with nature and a habit is formed which will be a source of delight and habit through life." British educator, Charlotte Mason
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3 comments:

  1. I saw the lovely moon last night too. Took a photo but it didn't come out very well. It was beautiful.

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  2. Hi Suzanne! I was thinking of writing you here today! We went to church at 6:30 this a.m. and the giant full moon was still visible. In fact, my daughter exclaimed that if we can see the moon, it must be too early to wake her up. ha.
    I haven't done this for years, but we used to get up early to go into our front yard to spot the space station. (good website for this: http://spotthestation.nasa.gov/)
    It is so neat to look up to the celestial skies and think of God, and how little we are here on earth.

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  3. Dear Suzanne,

    It WAS a beautiful moon, wasn't it? The moon is one of the most fascinating parts of God's creation. I love Linda's tidbits, too.

    Love,

    Marqueta

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