When Is the Harvest Moon 2025? by Reggi Allder

 

   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. 

      The Harvest Moon refers to the full, bright moon that occurs closest to the start of autumn. The name dates from the time before electricity.

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.

     When farmers depended on the moon’s light to harvest their crops, they worked late into the night. With the bright light from the full moons, the longer days helped them to harvest the crops before the colder months arrived.

   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.

  Why mention these full moon dates in late August? If you know, you might plan to be somewhere you can see the bright illumination unaffected by city lights.

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?

5 stars reviews “If you love cowboys, small towns, second chances, and real-to-life characters, the Country Heart Sierra Creek books are for you!” “Perfect when you need a feel-good read.” “A seriously great book!!” “Great characters, I couldn’t stop reading to find out what happened next!” ★ 

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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DO YOU LOVE ART? by Reggi Allder

How about western/cowboy art? I do. Before I changed my college major to writing, I studied art history. Of course, we learned about the classics. However, I was raised in a small town. Before, moving to a city, I grew up around Western art. It hung in the library, bank, and restaurant my family frequented.

My grandad had an old friend who was a cowboy in his younger days. Clyde had spent many days on the range with the cattle. He used to fascinate us with his stories and his rope tricks. At one point, he had been a rodeo champion, roping steers. But his claim to fame was his painting. A self-taught artist, he drew from his knowledge of the range. He painted what he knew, outdoor scenes with horses, cattle and watering holes. I remember my dad telling me that the mural I admired in the nearby hotel was done by our family friend. He never became a household name, still he gave enjoyment to all who saw his work. We are lucky to have one of his paintings. It is not named but was painted in the California Sierra Mountains.

In college, I searched out other more famous artist in the Western genre. In my research, I discovered Fredric Remington served as a war correspondent for the New York Journal in Cuba during the Spanish-American War. Much of Remington's early writing was reportorial; he later produced short stories, eight anthologies of previously published magazine articles and two novels. I was only aware of his sculptures and later his paintings.

His works of art are in many museums; I saw Fredric Remington’s work in a museum in Los Angeles. I believe it was a sculpture called Bronco Buster. Reminton was born in Canton, New York in 1861. His museum is in Ogdensburg, New York. Though Remington is often remembered for his sculptures of cowboys and their horses, he did many painting of cowboys, Native Americans, and vaqueros. His work is still available today in prints and copied sculptures. Here are a few examples: Smoke Signals

and Vaquero and Morning on the Range.

Our Country Heart book 3 of the Sierra Creek Series has a vaquero, Manuel Gordon, a cowboy who has come back to his home town to start over after years on the rodeo circuit.

OUR COUNTRY HEART Sierra Creek Series Book 3 of 4. Five Stars: “The book was so good, I didn’t want it to end.” “A stand-alone book with great characters!” “If you love cowboys, small towns, second chances, and real-to-life characters, the Sierra Creek books are for you!” Revewed by NL “Perfect when you need a feel-good read.” Now in paperback too! ON AMAZON Have you ever made a mistake you would do anything to change? An actress from Los Angeles and an all-around champion cowboy return to the small town of Sierra Creek to right a wrong. Can they ignore the past and put aside their personal problems for the good of the town? Are they wrong to have confidence in their ability to work together? A man is in town to help reopen the lumber mill. Why is he determined to get in their way and cause trouble? This is one of four books that take place in the small town of Sierra Creek. The engaging characters in the other Sierra Creek books return for another heartwarming read. Find out how Amy, Vanna, Sophie, and their partners are doing. Amazon Page https://www.amazon.com/Reggi-Allder/e/B00G05PJRS If danger and romance is for you, try my first book in the Dangerous Series Dangerous Web

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