Full Moon, Hunter's Moon, Full Lunar Eclipse and Blood Moon via The Merry Rose 2014-1007 Tuesday Oct 7, 2014

Full Moon, Hunter's Moon, Full Lunar Eclipse and Blood Moon

The Merry Rose 2014-1007 Tuesday Oct 7, 2014

Tuesday, October 7, 2014, is a day that brings many celestial events this evening and into the morning light of Wednesday, October 8, 2014.

The Full Moon arrives around sunset and stays in the night sky until around sunrise. The "icing on the cake" is a spectacular celestial show of a Full Moon turning into a Full Lunar Eclipse, often called a Full Blood Moon.
The Full Moon turns to a Pumpkin Orange on this October Night.

Names of October’s Full Moon:

According to this website, here are the various name:
Hunter’s Moon: So called by the Algonquians and Colonial Americans
Harvest Moon: So called by the Cherokees, the Celts, and the English.
Blackberry Moon: So called by the Choctaw.
Blood Moon: So called by Medieval English, Wiccan, and Neo-Pagan
http://www.celticmythmoon.com/moon.html

According to the Old Farmer’s Almanac:
“This is the month when the leaves are falling and the game is fattened. Now is the time for hunting and laying in a store of provisions for the long winter ahead. October's Moon is also known as the Travel Moon and the Dying Moon.”
For a complete listing of the full moon names, see:
http://www.almanac.com/content/full-moon-names   Legends and Lore

Here are some links to the legends, lore, and science of this incredible and unusual day and evening of the October 2014 Full Moon.

The year 2014 brings two total lunar eclipses.

The first was April 15, 2014. http://www.astronomy.com/observing/sky-events/2014/02/watch-a-total-lunar-eclipse-april-15
Full Moon, Total Lunar Eclipse April 2014
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Total_lunar_eclipse_-_full_eclipse_(blood_moon)_April_2014.jpg

 

Tonight, the evening of Tuesday, October 7^th, and in the early morning of Wednesday, October 8^th, many Earthlings will be able to see a Full Moon colored to a dusty red by a Full Lunar Eclipse.

The timing allows the Earth’s sunsets and sunrises to shade the moon in reddish tints, called a Blood Moon, as it travels in the Earth’s shadow.

You can look at the lunar eclipse directly with eyesight, or enhanced with a telescope or binoculars.

 

From USA Today:

Officially, the total eclipse will start at 6:25 a.m. ET (5:25 a.m. CT, 4:25 a.m. MT and 3:25 a.m. PT) and continue until 7:24 a.m. ET (4:24 a.m. PT).

If you're in the central or western parts of the USA, you'll see the total eclipse high in a dark sky well before sunrise, according to Sky and Telescope.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2014/10/06/lunar-eclipse-blood-moon-wednesday/16810903/

 

October 8th is Eric the Red’s Remembrance Day
This is the day to remember and honor Eric the Red, who sailed with his Vikings to Greenland, and the man who fathered Leif Ericson, who sailed to Vineland, the land  now known as North America. It’s fitting in a way, to have a Blood Red Moon appear on Eric the Red’s Day.

 

From Shirley MacLaine and Sandra Helton’s Celestial Compass
“Another amazing Blood Moon appears at sunrise in many areas on October 8 that seems to be a cosmic bridge between other worlds and this as darkness fades with the rising Sun…(A) Triad that holds global attention and has stirred everyone to ponder and discuss the meaning of it all.”

 

Chickens Deserve to be Free Range. See Caged Hens to Free Range

Hens Caged in Inhumane Conditions
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Animal_Abuse_Battery_Cage_01.jpg

Free Range Hens at Blake's Farm , East Clandon, England http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Free_Range_Hens_-_geograph.org.uk_-_907938.jpg

Chickens are meant to walk freely, not live in a cage. Please watch this video.
"This Hen Released From Battery Cage, Her Reaction When She Feels The Ground For The First Time Is So HEART-WARMING!!!"
Read more at http://mostamazingviews.com/cinderella-one-752-hens-released-first-time-heart-warming/#AHd4yKMlI44m4wZK.99
http://mostamazingviews.com/cinderella-one-752-hens-released-first-time-heart-warming/

Rhubarb : The Ruby Red Herb, Vegetable, and Fruit

"Rhubarb is usually considered a vegetable. In the United States, however, a New York court decided in 1947 that since it was used in the United States as a fruit, it counted as a fruit for the purposes of regulations and duties. " https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhubarb

Here are some ideas for all the rhubarb in your garden, or your neighbor's garden!
Rhubarb

Rhubarb Magic Cake
http://aspoonfulofphotography.blogspot.com/2014/04/rhubarb-magic-cake.html

Rhubarb Bread and Butter Pudding
http://traditionalcelticcuisine.wordpress.com/2008/09/07/rhubarb-bread-and-butter-pudding/

Farmer's Almanac, with recipes:
http://www.almanac.com/plant/rhubarb

Merry Rose Herbs : Dandelions : Pretty, Healthy, and Nutritious

As Spring moves into Summer, the everpresent yellow lions appear in people's yards. These sunny, cheerful flowers offer more than beauty. The healthy dandelions share their wealth with Earth's creatures.

The University of Maryland Medical Center gives this information:
"While many people think of the dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) as a pesky weed, it's chock full of vitamins A, B, C, and D, as well as minerals such as iron, potassium, and zinc. Dandelion leaves are used to add flavor to salads, sandwiches, and teas. The roots are used in some coffee substitutes, and the flowers are used to make wines."
For details regarding ways to use dandelion, check the UMMC website:
https://umm.edu/health/medical/altmed/herb/dandelion

Wellness Mama post
Wonderful information, however, from a Mom’s point of view ….the MOST important use of a dandelion:  IT IS THE FIRST FLOWER CHILDREN GIVE THEIR MOM!   A most cherished memory!  
http://wellnessmama.com/5680/herb-profile-dandelion/

A Modern Herbal
This site gives a detailed discussion of the origin of the name and other interesting facts.
"The blooms are very sensitive to weather conditions: in fine weather, all the parts are outstretched, but directly rain threatens the whole head closes up at once. It closes against the dews of night, by five o'clock in the evening, being prepared for its night's sleep, opening again at seven..."

Gothic Romance Books and Reviews Sites

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Finavon_Castle.jpg
Donald Thomas Finavon Castle, Scotland

Keeping a home, garden, and farm is fun and exhausting. We can cherish some rest time, for a glass of water, a cup of herbal tea, or tea, or coffee, along with a Gothic Romance book. While many of these stories involve manor homes, mansions, and castles, the stories also include nearby cottages.

Three famous writers of Gothic Romance include Daphne du Maurier, Mary Stewart, and Victoria Holt.

From time to time, sites will be added to this post.

Here's a link to book reviews, including the three master writers listed above.

http://agwiabreviews.blogspot.com/2009/10/reviews.html

Garden Herbs via The Bach Centre, Dr. Edward Bach Flower Remedy System for Humans and Animals

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description 1 Hemp Agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum growing by the side of the lane to Kernstone Farm and Speke's House. | date 2007-07-24 ... (480 × 640 (93 KB)) - 16:48, 27 November 2012

http://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?search=agrimony&title=Special%3ASearch&uselang=en

In 1917, Dr. Edward Bach was working with wounded British soldiers from WW1.
Dr. Bach himself became ill, the surgeons operated, removed a tumor, and gave him three months to life. However, Dr. Bach recovered, feeling that he still had earthly work to do. Eventually, he worked with flower therapy. Here's a link to learn more about how flowers can help us stay healthy and happy.

"There are 38 remedies in the Bach remedy system. All of them were discovered in the 1920s and 1930s by Dr Edward Bach, a well-known bacteriologist, physician and pathologist.
Each remedy is associated with a basic human emotion. Mimulus, for example, is the remedy for when we are anxious or afraid about something specific. Taking the remedy helps us overcome our fear and face it with courage."
http://www.bachcentre.com/centre/firstpag.htm

Here is a guide to the remedies.
http://www.bachcentre.com/centre/remedies.htm

Here's information about our pets and animals.
http://www.bachcentre.com/centre/bfrani.htm

Merry Rose Garden Herbs : Dill

The Alchemy Works webpage has details about the legends and uses for Dill.
http://www.alchemy-works.com/anethum_graveolens.html