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September 22, 2010

Shine on, Harvest Moon

Fall arrives at 11:09 tonight, ushered in by its own personal spotlight - the Harvest Moon.

The first full day of the Autumnal Equinox coincides with the full moon and, in September, that moon is called the Harvest Moon.

Photo credit: Associated Press

Posted by Susan Reimer at 12:01 PM | Permalink | Comments (2)
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Fall couldn't have come at a better time for me this year. Looking forward to the serenity of my favorite season.

Fall just goes on and on and on here, does it not? -- Susan

Posted by: Michelle Brown | September 22, 2010 1:28 PM

Actually, the Harvest Moon is defined officially as the full moon closest to the autumnal equinox. It can occur in October, too.

Posted by: frank roylance | September 23, 2010 7:07 PM

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About Susan Reimer

Susan Reimer has spent 16 years writing about raising kids - among other topics - in her column for The Baltimore Sun. And every time son Joseph or daughter Jessie passed another milestone - driver's license, college, wedding or a move to a new military duty station - she has planted another garden. Now she will be writing about those gardens - and yours - here on Garden Variety.

Susan isn't an expert gardener, but she wasn't an expert mother, either. Both - the kids and the gardens - seem to be doing well in spite of her.

She lives in Annapolis with her husband, Gary Mihoces, who loves to cut his grass but has noticed that there seems to be less of it every time the kids pass another milestone.

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