An anything-but-good Friday began with Betsy spilling her coffee on her shirt, and from there the workday went swiftly downhill. Halfway into the afternoon I wondered briefly if there was a full moon in effect, but then more things piled up and I forgot to check. As messes and mistakes grew in scope and size, and the day turned even crazier, Andy picked me up and went into detail about the lunatics he had just encountered on the road.
I took out my phone and googled ‘full moon April 2022’ and sure enough, here we are. Today marks the full Pink Moon – named not for its pretty color, but for the fact that the moss pink (Phlox subulata) is in bloom now. Not in these parts, of course, but somewhere a bit warmer. The Phlox subulata in our area won’t come into its glory for another month or so, but I love the idea of the moon reflecting what blooms are showing up somewhere else in the world.
I don’t love the effects of the full moon as a rule, however, so I will be staying quiet and doing my best to steer clear of lunacy for the next day or so.
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