What is a Strawberry
Moon…? When I first heard that term, Strawberry Moon, I didn’t know what it
meant. So, I decided to look it up and found out that a Strawberry Moon was the
name that the Algonquin tribes gave to the moon. It appeared during the short
harvesting season for Strawberries in the Northern Hemisphere.
Well, on our last night
in Rockport, my friend and I walked the short distance to the rocky pier, from
our rental. While my friend took some photos, I walked as far as I could, and sat
down on the rocks, looking out at the water, the sky and the house and some of
the boats that were in the water. A lone bird was bathing in the water or maybe
eating and I took a picture of it. After saying goodbye to the ocean, to Rockport,
to all the other places that I had visited and the great memories, I got up and
started to walk back to find my friend. I saw her as she kept trying to get my
attention to look back at the water. Finally, I got the message and looked back
at the water. I couldn’t believe my eyes - the moon was rising up out of the
water, from the short time that I walked away.
I quickly pulled out my
camera and starting to take pictures of the translucent moon that got bigger
and brighter. It was the color of a strawberry and got intense. A few people
had come out and they told us that it was a Strawberry Moon. It was beautiful.
The whole evening was a gift and so was the Moon. It was a true goodbye gift to
us. I don’t know if I will ever see another Strawberry Moon but there was
something different about seeing one on our last night of vacation, coming up
out of the water and getting bigger more intense in color. It was a farewell to
us and a thank you as well!
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