Moon Thoughts

A blackbird searching for worms in the early morn, special  stones in a bowl, a passenger leaving the flight before it stops , and a golden hue over the bay of Calvi . All these have one thing in common : a full moon . 

Tonight sees a full moon rising in the east . It would have been spectacular except for a patchy cloud covering . Worm moon is one of the names given to the last moon of winter , or in the case of this year , the first of spring . The worms are rising , and thus our blackbird pair were busy feeding in preparation for their forthcoming brood.

The special stones are ( perhaps ) Amber and Fluorite . Amber is actually fossilised tree resin ,
much valued from antiquity to the present as a gemstone . It has also been used as a healing agent in folk medicine. Fluorite is the  stone of positivity . They were laid out under the full moon to recharge their anti arthritis properties .

For stories of ‘daring do ‘ it is difficult to beat that of the flights of the Lysanders over occupied France . Flying at night , with only navigation a map and compass , the pilot used moon light to search out hidden ( from Nazis'  ) landing strips . The plane avoiding actually landing  and the agent , well padded , had to leave ‘ at low altitude’. The welcome was hopefully Bonjour and not “ Halt “ ( with  German accent ) .The Germans knew little about the aircraft and wished to study one. Soldiers captured an intact Lysander in March 1942 when its pilot was unable to destroy it after a crash, but a train hit the truck  destroying the cargo.[19] . A lucky plane  indeed ,which managed to repatriate 128 agents .

Our Corsican holiday was in Calvi , with its pristine beach , magnificent food and wine . Whilst partaking of the latter one evening , a bright orange globe rose over the hills to the east , illuminating the bay and burning the view into our memories. 

Full moons are always special.

fuzzy moon setting ...no clouds now !