December is truly graced by having 2 full moons this year.
This the first moon, is called the Oak moon, Cold Moon, Long night's Moon, Yule Moon, Moon before Yule, among other names, our Victorian ancestors called it the Flowerless moon, please don't tell that to my flowering cacti.
The names are so tranquil and gentle, suggesting a well earned rest, before the hard work of keeping from freezing or starving during the coming depth of winter. The canning is done and the shelves lined with 'summer in jars", the potato and onion bins full and the apples are safely packed away. firewood is piled to the eves. Yes, all appears ready, time to sit back and take a moment to admire the fruits of your labor, and to reward oneself with a long winters nap.
photo by a friend
