Day 176, Year 9: Wind Blowin’ in a Full Moon
Date: Monday, April 14, 2014
Weather: Mostly Sunny, High Temp in the 60’s F, Windy Tonight
Location: Brewer Fiddler’s Cove Marina, North Falmouth, Massachusetts
We’ve had three warm, beautiful days, but tonight the wind is blowing strong. Mark was just saying that the moon is happening right now, but I told him that actually the full moon occurs in the wee hours of tomorrow morning. So we joked about this wind blowin’ in the full moon. And at the same time that the moon is full here on the east coast between 3:00 and 4:00 in the morning, we will be experiencing a total lunar eclipse. Unfortunately, most of us will not witness it as we will be fast asleep. I envy those sailors who are out there on passage and might actually get to see the eclipse. A lot of people really don’t like overnight passages, but I love them because they put you right out there in the elements. You get to watch the night sky as it changes during the night with the rotation of the earth. You get to watch the sun go down, the moon rise, and then the sun rise again. You see falling stars, satellites, and constellations. And if you were out there tonight, you would get to witness the full lunar eclipse.
This wind is bringing in a new weather system. Tomorrow evening we might get rain and overnight going into Wednesday morning we might actually get a little snow. After that things start to stabilize a bit, but I don’t see warm days and nights like we have had for the past three days in the 10-day forecast system. Mark works at West Marine again tomorrow and Ollie and I will hang out together for the day.
Tonight at sundown was the start of Passover which is observed in the Goldstone household, but not tonight. Jed had a Board of Health meeting that he really needed to attend. So like many modern day households, they will hold their Seder—the elaborate ritual meal that is the heart of the eight-day Passover period—on another night this week. I just read an article in the online Washington Post that talked about this very thing. Evidently more American Jews are holding their Seders on nights other than the traditional first two nights due to busy work and travel schedules. Heather, Jed, and boys also celebrate the spring part of Easter. So beginning tomorrow, Ollie and I dye eggs using natural materials. We’re going to start by boiling red cabbage to make a dye. We’ll let you know how this goes.
