Full Flower Moon

Last night I was surprised to see a full moon on the eastern horizon. I didn't realize those empty pale circles on our calendars signified a full moon. They look like empty moons to me. I hurried outside to get a photo as it was behind trees and, I thought, about to disappear. I've since learned it must have just been coming up as it was supposed to stay up until 5 in the morning. However, the clouds must have parted just then to allow me to see it. My photo is pitiful. Too bad I haven't learned how to lighten photos with the new programs I have on this new computer. Just one of the many things I don't know how to do.


 May's full moon is called, I learned from the internet, a Flower Moon because May is the month wild flowers bloom. This site tells more: https://www.space.com/stargazing/the-2025-full-flower-moon-rises-tonight-heres-how-to-see-it

Although my photo is pitiful, a Flower Moon gives me an excuse to post the wildflowers that have been blooming in our woods and fields so far this month (and in April).


   Sessile Trillium

 


This grand old Big Leaf Maple flowered in April and May

Big-leaf maple flowers

trillium

bleeding hearts

 wood violet

western spring beauty

Okay, not wildflowers, just goats

Oregon Grape


It took me all afternoon to figure out how to move all these photos from my computer onto this web page. It was so easy with my old computer's photo sharing program. The sad thing is, I'll probably never remember how I did it.

I hope you all get to see the Flower Moon. Or at least spring wild flowers. Happy spring!
 

 

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