[Qiviut]

A bit past the date, but two days ago it was a full moon (Aug. 11). There was a FB post about it from 'The Heirloom Gardener' [jforti.com]. I cannot believe it's already a "harvest" moon! Here's what he wrote about it:

The Full Moon by any other name... Corn Moon (Algonquin, Ojibwe), Harvest Moon (Dakota), and Ricing Moon (Anishinaabe) signify that this is the time to gather maturing crops. Along the same vein, the Assiniboine people named this period Black Cherries Moon, referring to when chokecherries become ripe. Sturgeon Moon referred to the time when sturgeon were most easily caught.

Historically, in cultures all around the world, our ancestors would use the draw and pull of the moon (which cause tides, sap, essential oils and overall strength of plants to be on the rise) to harvest and preserve the best plants possible to preserve for teas, tinctures, salves, ointments, essential oils, balms etc.

Leave time for steppin' out to enjoy a night of full moon revelry tonight friends...and don't forget to watch for the Perseid meteor showers too!

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I love the picture that was posted along with the info:

[Diana in Wisconsin]

There’s a LOT going on in the skies these days! We have some rain this morning, then clearing; should be a clear night for meteor watching, and this time of year I can see the (other side of) the Milky Way from my front porch.

Hard to believe that I LIVE inside something that awe-inspiring! :)

Peaches are done. I made one fresh pie, then put up 6 quarts to use in pies, rumbles and some jam later this season.

This morning I picked a mess of green beans, so I’m going to get some Dilly Beans put up, too.