Showing posts with label full moon. Show all posts
Showing posts with label full moon. Show all posts

Thursday, February 13, 2014

Photos #3 ... Shenandoah Valley BIG snow of 2014

As dark approached at the end of this historic snow day, SWAC Husband and I pulled on gloves, boots, coats, scarves, and hats to head out into the winter wonderland that was left behind after 18 inches of snow fell in Augusta County west of Staunton. The cotton candy clouds could be seen as the snow moved out and the sun set behind the Appalachians.

SWAC Husband shoveled a path through the snow that seemed almost like a tunnel because it was so deep. A neighbor had used his tractor to plow the driveway.

Flocked evergreens against the evening sky.

Our road was completely snow-covered and word was all back roads and many secondary roads were in bad shape. Caution was urged and drivers were asked to stay home if travel wasn't necessary.




The Appalachian Mountains west of Staunton.



As we headed home, the lights from our house could be seen in the distance.


The snow lights were on to celebrate the snow.


As the full moon rose over the Blue Ridge Mountains, clouds moved in and made it look like the man in the moon had put his hands over his eyes. LOL. There's something special about snowy evening walks under the full moon.

See also:
- Photos #1 ... Shenandoah Valley BIG snow of 2014
- Photos #2 ... Shenandoah Valley BIG snow of 2014

Photos by Lynn R. Mitchell
Big Snow 2014
February 13, 2014

Tuesday, January 14, 2014

January 2014 'Full Wolf' moon


My eyes wandered out the window around 6:00 this evening and there was the January full moon rising in the dusky eastern sky. Grabbing my Nikon, I slipped outside to the deck and started taking pictures since the conditions were perfect ... not very cold and clear skies. The official full moon is tomorrow night but the weather forecast is calling for the possibility of snow in the Shenandoah Valley which means the moon may be obscured by clouds.

According to the Farmer's Almanac, this moon has many names:
January is the month of the Full Wolf Moon. It appeared when wolves howled in hunger outside the villages. It is also known as the Old Moon. To some Native American tribes, this was the Snow Moon, but most applied that name to the next full Moon, in February.
Since snow has been scarce this winter, here's hoping the February full moon will live up to the "Snow Moon" label.

January's full moon is also known to astrologers as a "mini moon" since it is the smallest full moon of 2014.


Photos by Lynn R. Mitchell
January 14, 2014