Thursday, February 13, 2020

Full Bony Moon

Not sure why full moons have so many names. Has this always been the case? Anyway, a quick Google search for "February full moon names 2020" gives you this: 

  • Full Snow Moon
  • Full Hunger Moon
  • Full Storm Moon
  • Full Candles Moon
  • Full Wolf Moon (more often celebrated during January)
  • Full Trappers Moon
  • Full Bony Moon
I'm guessing this is not even a complete list. No snow out in my neck of the woods, so I'm going with "Full Bony Moon". Sounds kind of weird and creepy, but interesting. I wasn't able to be out in the desert for the recent Full Bony Moon, so I walked up into our local hills and took these. It was wonderful sky watching because the sun was setting just as the moon was rising. If I didn't like one view, all I had to do was turn around!
Enjoy!!

A raven, I think








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Happy Valentine's Day and happy weekend!

44 comments:

  1. Great pictures of Mr Moon! Mystical and mysterious!
    Best, Merle

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  2. ...WOW, the first and third are magical, thank for sharing.

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  3. I too love the first and third especially.

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  4. Those last two took me to Halloween. LOL Yes there is something about that Full Moon. I am reading a lot of Westerns lately, they use the 'Rustler's moon.'
    There is definitely beauty in that full moon. Of course your camera's eye brings them in closer.
    Sherry & jack

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  5. Love that third photo as it looks so spooky silhouetted like that - it lives up to the Bony Moon label!

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  6. These are wonderful. I love all the different names for the moon. I am amused by all the names that just say "Native American" as if all such people were the same.

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  7. They're all wonderful, but the third one is the one rings my bell.

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  8. Some wonderful shots of the moon there, I should try it a bit more myself. The first and third really are good. Have a good Valentines day

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  9. The third one is a real japanese zen moment. I can see that one executed as a stencil in brown rice paper.Beautiful as always.

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  10. Hello, beautiful moon and photos. Happy Valentine's day, happy weekend!

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  11. I Have Been Mooned - Gr8 Shots Brother - And How About The Upcoming Blue Moon

    Cheers

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  12. Nice! The first shot is my favorite.

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  13. Amazing! They're all fabulous shots!

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  14. Great pics of the moon! I'd say the third is my favorite.

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  15. I completely missed the February moon. Where was I? Now I can say I saw it. Beautiful shots!

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  16. Great moon shots. I do love a full moon.

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  17. That's the first I've heard of the moon having so many names, we saw it though but it was like first thing in the morning when it was high in the sky around 7am

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  18. My favorite is your 3rd moon - so filled with mood! Though I also like the two last,with the night blue sky - reminiscent of how I would do a sky in my paintings!
    Have a great weekend! Jesh

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  19. Creepy but sooo beautiful. Shot number one is my favourite, with that pink sky.
    Have a great weekend!

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  20. Great pictures. I especially like number 3 and the last one. They are all great but those 2 are my favorites.

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  21. Beautiful! Back to my 3D-book on the moon!

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  22. Beautiful full moon shots. The bony branches make them look so creepy, like those in haunted movies.

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  23. WOW!!! Awesome series!! So very poetic and expressive!

    isabella
    real poetry

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  24. Gorgeous and creative moon shots! Wow!

    Happy Moments to You,
    A ShutterBug Explores,
    aka (A Creative Harbor)

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  25. The moon makes such a dramatic display. Great shots.

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  26. Beautiful photos of the moon. Great Shots!
    I especially liked the last one, it's fantastic.

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  27. So beautiful. I can never get any context for the moon here in Florida. It’s just up there in the big dark sky, nary a tree nor branch and hardly a cloud.

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  28. The "bony" fingers of the trees adds such a creepy feeling to these pictures. Perfect for the "Bony" Moon. And I agree with you that these names for the moon seem to be a recent invention. Or maybe I have been asleep at the wheel for several decades!

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  29. I have heard a few variants of moon names. Terrific shots!

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  30. Yeaahhh, it's probably you, Americans gave these all names ;) Beautiful close-ups.

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