HARVEST MOON - The Harvets Moon is said to come before or after the autumnal equinox. Often the Harvest Moon seems to be bigger or brighter or more colorful than other moons. These effects have to do with the seasonal tilt of the earth. The warm color of the moon shortly after it rises is caused by the light from the moon passing through a greater amount of atmospheric particles than when the moon is overhead. The apparent larger size is because the brain perceives a low-hanging moon to be larger than one that's high in the sky. This is known as a moon illusion and can be seen with any full moon. (Wikipedia)

DAWN'S EARLY LIGHT - Dawn's early light brings fourth a mystical silhouette of the World War I memorial statue, sculptured by the renowned Paterson artist, Gaetano Feferici, (1880-1964). The bronze statue is mounted on a granite block at Westside Park, Paterson N.J.

It is not so much for its beauty that the forest makes a claim upon men's hearts, as for that subtle something, that quality of air that enmanation from old trees, that so wonderfully changes and renews a weary spirit. - Robert Louis Stevenson

But let there be spaces in your togetherness and let the winds of heavens dance between you. Love one another but make not a bond of love: let it rather be a moving sea between the shores of your souls. - Kahlil Gibran

A FISH STORY - "Fish" he said softly, aloud, I'll stay with you until I am dead." From the Old Man And The Sea - Ernest Hemingway, 1952. Photo was taken next to the old covered bridge, Downsville N.Y.

RAIN - I'm singing in the rain. Just singing in the rain. What a glorious feeling I'm happy again. (Gene Kelly- Singin' In The Rain, lyrics)