The October full moon, known in this hemisphere as the Hunter Moon, rose just over a week ago. This has been a very rainy month, but we were fortunate to have clear skies again on October 19 as we enjoyed when the September full moon rose. Each month the moon rises at a different angle in the sky while the sun sets in the opposite direction. Our neighbourhood has a good vantage point for watching the sunset and the moonrise and it is fun to be with other people enjoying the same view. I watched a dad and mom walk to the top of the hill with their five-year-old daughter, promising her a "big surprise". Dad set up a portable telescope and the little girl was so excited when the surprise came into view. Another young man sat on the ground playing his guitar while cyclists who use the BMX track on the hill, stopped to watch the sky too. I rode my bike to work early the next morning as the moon was setting in the west, a huge orange ball sinking below the horizon. If I had stopped to take pictures I would have arrived late to the hospital, so that image will have to remain in my memory. As a bonus, Venus, Saturn and Jupiter are easily visible in the evening sky this month when the skies are clear.
The day is yours, and yours also the night;
you established the sun and moon.
It was you who set all the boundaries of the earth;
you made both summer and winter.
Psalm 74:16-17
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