beaver moon

Tell me what you feel in your room when the full moon is shining in upon you, and your lamp is dying out, and I will tell you how old you are, and I shall know if you are happy.

-- Henri Frederic Amiel

I was on the way out to do some late night grocery shopping on Sunday when I saw the moon. It took me two minutes to rush back in for my camera. Only later did I find out that of all moons that hovered above me while I slept this year -- I was captivated by a seasonal blue moon.

There are two types of blue moon: a second full moon that happens within a calendar month; and the seasonal blue moon. When four blue moons happen in a season (in this case, Spring for Australia), the third full moon is known as a seasonal blue moon. This is the third full moon for this season. The fourth full moon is to happen on the 21st of December. Oh, and the blue moon is not blue (read here and here for more information on the blue moon).

My mom has always used the full moon for the purpose of traditional Chinese prayers. Meanwhile, her dreamy little daughter has comfortably ignored the fact that astrology exists and that the sighting of a full moon is magical (to say the least). So much for being in Science.

When the clouds took over for a while.

Did you know that you can forecast the weather by looking at the moon? A ring around the moon predicts bad weather within the next three days. Today is day-two. I will let you know if it rains tonight/tomorrow!

Bitten by the astrology bug, xo

PS: The November moon is traditionally known as 'frosty moon' or 'beaver moon'! :)