Wild Forests

February Full Moon

The temperature was noticeably cooler around the full moon, on 12 February, 2006.  The sweltering heat of January had dissipated (although it made a reappearance the following week.)  There were a couple of days of pleasant rain.  The swamp banksia has grown, so that it reaches my shoulders, and the frangipani has put on a few more leaves.  I planted herbs in pots during the waxing moon - garlic chives, thyme and basil - and plan to add several more to the increasingly fragrant verandah, including sage, parsley, and rosemary; all for combined culinary and magical purposes.

This month I did more personal growth stuff, as I term it - I made a list of 101 things to do in 1001 days, which includes a lot of adventurous stuff that takes me outside my comfort zone, and did a workshop where I had to present a case in front of an audience and a pretend judge - I felt surprisingly comfortable.   In a week I'm flying to Melbourne to visit my grandmother, who is turning 91.  I don't think she'll live to see my wedding next year, and I am at peace with that.  She is tired.  After a period of sadness this month, I am feeling much more cheerful, and looking forward to spending time with my mother in Melbourne, whom I haven't seen for about 8 months. 

Names for this moon used in the Northern Hemisphere are Snow Moon, Hunger Moon, Bone Moon and Wolf Moon - not terrible appropriate for the warm weather and long days of our February.  From my experiences of February, I would name this moon Planting Moon, Long Twilight Moon, or Grass Moon (because of all the mowing we've had to do this month.)

posted by Cee at 10:23 AM