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Article: The harvest moon holds an important place in our lives
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- Charleston Gazette
- Article date:
- October 10, 2009
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The harvest moon was obscured by clouds Monday night, but last
night it was hanging in the sky, round and majestic, although it had
a ring around it. We have always thought that a ring around the moon
foretold a change in the weather. (Remember Longfellow's "Wreck of
the Hesperus"? One line went, "Last night the moon had a golden
ring, and tonight no moon we see.")
The weather is changing. Although it is still mild, the breeze
that is scattering autumn leaves through the air has an ominous note
that whispers of colder weather to come. The leaves are turning
color from day to day now. Yellow poplars stand out amid the green
trees on Pilot Knob, and the underbrush shows the deep red of the ...