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Wednesday, October 28, 2026

This Full Moon

45°f/7.2°C, a few clouds, but clearing.



Hunter's Moon

How can I sleep
when the night is lit 
with your shining,
quicksilvered trees,
glistening grass, even
the wild deer gilded
before they flee?

Downside: I can't sleep when the moon is full.
Upside: sometimes I write, in my head, and sometimes I remember to put it on paper in the morning.

A full moon can be blamed for many strange human behaviors (ask any hospital emergency room worker!) For example, here's a few things that have happened/are happening in West Virginia this month:

There's slackliners, who have tried for years for a photo like this at Seneca Rocks, West Virginia:


If you Google Seneca Rocks Moon Walk 2026 you can find many more photos by this group.

This is the first time I had heard of slacklining. People do the most amazing things for fun.

But West Virginia is also known for catapulting people off a very high bridge. Can't blame this one on the moon!

And of course, our famous Pumpkin House. Click here see my photos from our visit there in 2018. Astonishing!

Anything odd happening where you are?

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13 comments:

  1. I hope nothing odd -- at least not THAT odd! Glad to see the FB note about your niece.

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    1. My granddaughter? Yes, talked to her again yesterday. She sounded upbeat.

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  2. I've heard that strange things can happen when there is a full moon. Interesting post. Thanks.

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    1. About all that's strange here is i can never sleep when the moon is full. Larry swears I'm part 🧛‍♂️

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  3. I've heard weird things can happen during a full moon but since things are always weird around my neighborhood, I wouldn't know if it were because of the full moon or just my neighborhood. lol

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    1. Now that's funny, Mary! Kinda painful, but reading your Apartment Life posts, pretty accurate. Only excitement around my house is birds stealing the dog food or deer eating the garden.

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  4. Wish my balance was that good to be able to do slacklining!

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  5. It would feel great to get a photo like that one.

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    1. I know! They have been trying for 4 years.

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  6. As a retired teacher I can say that the moon affects behavior!!

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