Tuesday, March 10, 2009

The full moon this evening...

is also known as the "Worm Moon" to native Americans. It ostensibly "signals the coming of northern spring, a thawing of the soil, and the first stirrings of earthworms in long-dormant gardens." Here's a list of special names for each full moon.

Earthworms may be stirring elsewhere, but certainly not in this area given the frozen ground and bitter temperatures.

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