Autumnal Photo Project: October 5

Moon and trees through the moonroof, about 8 AM.

Olympus E-PM1, 14-42mm lens, 1/400 second, f/9.0, ISO 800

Orbicular

Orbicular:
1. Having the shape of a flat ring or disk
2. having a rounded convex or globular shape

A collection of round items, inspired by the 40th anniversary of the first moonwalk:

Puddle on a locked metal plate, Blacksburg golf course

Kerosene lamp globe from my grandmother's house

Inside Mabry Mill

Melting icicle

Beer cisterns

Curved roof

Full Frost Moon

With a bit of hazy fog in the air, this photo of the Frost Full Moon was taken from my backyard in Blacksburg last night. Fog and haze gave way to clouds overnight, and it was raining when I woke up this morning. The November full moon is also known as the Frost Moon or Beaver Moon. According to the Farmers' Almanac, it's called the Beaver Moon because it was the time "to set beaver traps before the swamps froze, to ensure a supply of warm winter furs." This particular full moon marks the closest the Moon will be to the Earth in 2008, just a scant 356,566 miles away. Touchable, don't you think? Gather beaver pelts? I think not - I'll opt for fleece and merino wool, thank you, but the folklore reminds us that the Frost/Beaver Moon is yet another autumnal sign of approaching winter.