Monday, January 20, 2014

"Good Night, Moon"

Waning Gibbous
86 % of Full
18.3 day old moon
• One week until the traditional January Thaw
• One and a half weeks until the beginning of late winter
• Two weeks until cardinals start to sing before dawn
• Three weeks until doves join the cardinals
• Three and a half weeks until the first red-winged blackbirds arrive
• Four weeks to the first snowdrop bloom and the official start of early spring
• Five weeks to major pussy willow emerging season
• Six weeks to crocus season
• Seven weeks to the beginning of the morning robin chorus before sunrise
• Eight weeks to daffodil season