- FULL BUCK MOON

Okay, so the moon isn't technically full until tomorrow morning at 8:00 a.m. but I love the moon at night so here's my full moon photo for July (such as it is). I really need to learn how to photograph the moon better. I have a "starry sky" setting on my new camera but can't really tell much difference when I use it, even with a tri-pod. July's full moon is the "Full Buck Moon." July is normally the month when the new antlers of buck deer push out of their foreheads. It was also often called the Full Thunder Moon, because thunderstorms are most frequent during this time. Another name for this month's Moon was the Full Hay Moon.

Quiet night at my house tonight. Kurt's working the mid-shift so I'm sitting out on the back deck doing some moon watching. I could sit here all night.