Here you see the May full moon sailing over Great Cove and Eggemoggin Reach at 3:06 a.m. yesterday morning. This month’s moon traditionally is called The Flower Moon in the Northern Hemisphere due to the many flowers that appear in May.
In fact, plum tree blossoms – among the most exquisite of flowers – were opening here when this moon appeared yesterday. Here’s a merger of photographs, taken hours apart, of that moon and those blossoms:
Why humans are attracted to the moon has been the subject of countless theories by artists, philosophers, and physical scientists. But I don’t think anyone has discovered the real reason(s). (Images taken in Brooklin, Maine, May 13, 2024.)