In Maine, we're going to just miss seeing the
partial lunar eclipse tonight because the moonset time here is just plain wrong! But on Culebra, if the sky isn't covered in clouds and it isn't raining, something of a rarity these days, you should be able to see the eclipse for quite awhile. I hope so anyway.
This month's moon is called the Strawberry Moon -
"Full Strawberry Moon – June This name was universal to every Algonquin tribe. However, in Europe they called it the Rose Moon. Also because the relatively short season for harvesting strawberries comes each year during the month of June . . . so the full Moon that occurs during that month was christened for the strawberry!"
Around here, strawberries are a big deal right now. You can drive along most days and see people sitting on the roadside, card table and umbrella set up, with those green thick paper boxes full of berries. They range between 3 and 5 dollars a box and are about as good as a berry can be. Apparently the crop is in very early for Maine, but what is normal about weather anywhere anymore? Not much. Right now it is 60 degrees and expected to reach the 70's today. Jeans and socks, yes, sweat no.
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We now have our first named tropical storm,
Alex. I can barely stand to think about what is happening in the Gulf of Mexico right now without grinding my teeth - all we can do is watch and wait. Along with the system to Culebra's east...hopefully *only* a rain event...but are you ready????
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Good morning, Mr. Raider
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