The Harvest Moon is not always in the same month. It’s the full moon that occurs nearest to the autumn equinox (September 22 or 23).
This means that the Harvest Moon can occur in September or October, depending on how the lunar cycle aligns with the Gregorian calendar. Gregorian calendars are based on the progression through the seasons as the Earth revolves around the Sun.
According to the Farmer’s Almanac in 2025, the bright Harvest Moon is on Monday, October 6, full illumination at 11:47 P.M. The full moon will last for three days, including the prior night of October 5 and the following night of October 7. If the Harvest Moon is not in September, the full moon is called a Corn Moon. If the Harvest Moon is not in October, the full moon is often known as a Hunter’s Moon.
Cowboys were not specifically affected by the moon except to say they worked dawn to dusk, so in that sense, they had to work longer hours during the Harvest Moon.
Her Country Heart by Reggi Allder Sierra Creek Series Book 1 of 4 books. Amy Long needs a forever home. Downsized, she lost her apartment in the city and returned to the small town of Sierra Creek to find a fresh start. In the California foothills, she plans to run her grandmother’s organic apple farm and harvest the apples.
Does Amy belong? Cowboy Wyatt Cameron doesn’t think so. She’s in the way of his plans and as executor of her grandmother’s estate, he has the power to send her packing.
What can she offer to change his mind?
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Excerpt:
Her Country Heart by Reggi Allder
Wyatt’s
black pickup truck was parked at the curb in front of the building when she
came out of the courthouse.
“I’ll
drive you to Granny’s farm.”
Don’t you mean your farm? She bit back the caustic reply. A thief, the
thought of sitting next to him in the truck turned her stomach. But with no cab
or bus in town, a five-mile walk to Granny’s house dragging a giant suitcase in
one-hundred-degree heat wasn’t appealing either. She squelched the need to tell
him what he could do with his ride. With a hiss under her breath, she got in
his truck and slammed the door shut.
“Amy, did
you say something?”
“No.”
He
looked unconvinced but started the engine without saying anything more.
A few
minutes later, the Ford turned off the two-lane highway onto Star Route Three.
She
waited for Granny’s property to come into view at the end of the road. Had it
been two years since she’d come home? It seemed like yesterday. How could
everything look the same when her world had totally changed?
In
anticipation, she sat forward. The apple orchards appeared first, the trees
green-leafed and flushed with fruit almost ready to be harvested. No matter how
many new brands of apples came on the market, the red delicious apple defined
the fruit for her.
The
white two-story traditional American farmhouse with its pointed gables and
wraparound porch, so popular in the Sierra Foothills, glistened in the late
afternoon. Her chest tightened at the sight.
Soon,
the sun would be setting. So many times, she and Granny had sat on the porch
peeling apples for applesauce as they watched the late afternoon sky turn
orange.
Wyatt
drove the truck into the driveway and turned off the engine. Anxious to get
into the house, she reached into her pocket and felt for the key Granny had
given her many years earlier.
“If
you will get my suitcase out of the truck, I won’t keep you. I’m sure you’d
like to get home.”
Wyatt’s
eyebrows rose as he turned to face her. “I thought you understood—I live here.”
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4 comments:
I learned something new; why it's called the harvest moon. Thank you, Reggi!
Terrific blog! I never thought much about the harvest moon or any other moon for that matter. But I think this year I will take my husband and kids on a trip where we can see the moon and the stars away from the city smog.
Thanks for suggesting this. Good luck with your books they sound like something I would like to read.
Candy
Hi Julie, thanks for the comment! I enjoy researching learning new facts. :)
Hi Candy, thanks for stopping by. Hope you enjoy your trip to see the moon and stars! They are wonderful. :)
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