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Beautiful harvest moon
3 min readOct 21, 2024
We are blessed with beautiful sunny days as we approach the daylight-saving weekend at the end of October. As the sun shines on the autumnal trees, the colours of the leaves warm my heart. These past few days have been even more pleasant. As I looked up at the sky at 11pm, the moon shone bright in a clear blue sky. This big bright moon was gazing down. This was no ordinary moon, with was the beautiful harvest moon.
This is the moon at 8pm
The above photo of this beautiful harvest moon was taken in our back field at 11 pm, just before bed. This is the view I have every day from my bedroom window, how lucky I am.
Traditionally the harvest moon was timed to coincide with crops. Enabling farmers to work through the night till early dawn, using the bright moonlight. There is a belief that you should write down everything you are thankful for, whether large or small. And hold a gratitude ritual under the harvest moon…