June's Strawberry Moon
June 2012 :
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This article was published in the June 2012 issue of The Skyscraper and likely contains some information that was pertinent only for that month. It is being provided here for historical reference only.
Walking in your garden this month, you should find your rosebush beginning to bud. Within a few days, barring infestation by Japanese beetles, if you have the traditional plant, you will soon have unbelievable flaming red flowers, unless you have invested in some of the incredible hybrids that are showing up in yards near you. Therefore, it's only logical to look up on June 4th at the Full Rose Moon. Unfortunately for us New Englanders, we will not be able to witness that evening's partial lunar eclipse, but it will be visible throughout much of the central and western states.
And, who doesn't love the ripe, juicy strawberry? Because they are best at this time of year, the Algonquin Indians dedicated their Full Moon to the fantastic strawberry. To other cultures, it was the Corn Tassel Coming Out Moon. And, of course, who isn't ready to spend June on their Honey Moon?
In time for July's celebration of the historic Apollo Moon missions, you might want to start thinking about reading a book that preceded NASA'a great feat: Jules Verne's From the Earth to the Moon. In this incredible introduction to leaving the Earth and landing on our neighbor, Verne used a space gun, a giant cannon that, although it won't give the required escape velocity to reach the Moon, at least he tried his best to mathematically get us away from here and onto another world.
