The Old Farmers Almanac, which first began publishing the names for the full moons in the 1930s, recorded that some Native American tribes referred to the full Moon in May as the "Flower Moon" because of the flowers blooming across North America, signaling abundance after a cold, hard winter.
This full moon rose on May 5 and as a special bonus, a lunar eclipse took place on the same day.
I took the first photo on May 3, 8:25 p.m., not quite a full moon, but the light on the trees and clouds from the setting sun was so pretty. The second photo was May 5 at night, 10:15 p.m. It was cloudy and the clouds broke to snap a quick photo. I like this photo snapped from my daughter’s deck in Chicago with its urban neighborhood feel. It just goes to show that regardless of where you are, the moon is always beautiful.
"The Moon looks upon many night flowers; the night flowers see but one Moon."
Jean Ingelow
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