Faith, Folklore, and Friends

Equal dark, equal light Flow in Circle, deep insight Blessed Be, Blessed Be The transformation of energy! So it flows, out it goes Three-fold back it shall be Blessed Be, Blessed Be The transformation of energy! -    Night An'Fey,  Transformation of Energy

A gentle rain began just after dark last night and continued all night.  We turned the air off and raised the windows, and the sound of the rain was like a lullaby. This morning, it is cool and leaves are falling. Tomorrow, we will be at the fall equinox on our journey around the sun this year.  It has been a fine trip, so far. I've heard it said that in the South, fall is our reward for making it through the summer.  While the ending of summer always makes me sad,  I'm looking forward to the luscious fall days ahead.

Tonight, we will have a harvest moon, the full moon before the autumnal equinox, which comes next Sunday.  The Farmer's Almanac says it got it name because farmers used the moonlight to finish harvesting their crops. Most of the people I know don't have any crops to harvest, but hopefully, you can go outside to see it.  Maybe you could take a walk with someone you love and sing this song. Shine On, Harvest Moon              Lyrics by Jeff Richmond, Nora Bayes, Jack Norworth The night was mighty dark so you could hardly see For the moon refused to shine Couple sitting underneath the willow tree For love, they pined Little Maid was kinda 'fraid of darkness So she says "I think i'll go." Boy began to sigh, looked up to the sky Told the moon his little tale of woe So shine on Shine on harvest moon Up in the sky I ain't had no lovin' since January, February, June or July Snow time ain't no time to st...