On The Fly

The Harvest Moon is your gateway to fall. That crisp, fresh, colorful time of year.  For folks in the Northern Hemisphere, the 2013 autumnal equinox comes on September 22 , so the September 19 full moon counts as the Northern Hemisphere’s Harvest Moon. If you have not seen it be sure to step outside tonight and witness the majesty of nature (provided you have clear skies, of course). Wow! Can you believe summer is over, this year has simply flown by.  It’s early morning and already I’m noticing sunrise creeps over the horizon later and later. Siri tells me, “Sunrise was at 6:35 a.m. today.”  The shorter days bring cooler weather. Soon we will don our jackets for a trip to the market. During the summer, you could enjoy sunrise at 5:42 a.m. (for those who were up). For readers of this blog my summer was an active one. An Alaska cruise vacation , bicycling, morning and evening walks, hiking, visits to the ballpark , and of course this years pièce de résistance , our ...