Harvest Moon October 2025

Celebrated my brother Dave's birthday with lunch. Our brother Mike happened to be in town so was able to join us. Schnitzel! So appropriate for Oktoberfest. Three September/October birthdays. The three of us aren't working right now so we lingered and chatted about life in general. Lovely and leisurely. Then back to my house to enjoy the unseasonably warm weather in the backyard. Dave had to head out to pick up his car but Mike and I played cribbage. Mike won... wish he lived closer for the challenge game. Nice to be with the bros.

Later that night, Rob and I were celebrating another anniversary. Scarborough Uke Jam.Founded in 2013! Our first jam was February 2015 and it has brightened Mondays for us for many years, including through Covid. Names of songs were placed in a hat and everyone took turns picking a tune to pluck. Quite a repertoire has been developed over the years. Including, of course, Harvest Moon.

Under the Harvest Moon

Under the harvest moon,
When the soft silver
Drips shimmering
Over the garden nights, 

Death, the gray mocker, 

Comes and whispers to you 

As a beautiful friend 

Who remembers. 

 Under the summer roses When the flagrant crimson 

Lurks in the dusk 

Of the wild red leaves, 

Love, with little hands, 

Comes and touches you 

With a thousand memories, 

And asks you 

Beautiful, unanswerable questions.

- Carl Sandberg

The moon was full Oct 6.