Rare Full Moon on Christmas Day
The post that turned the 750 000 counter over was Po's Post Christmas Moonshine, so I thought it would be apposite to put in Po's latest iPhone Digiscoped moonshot. Not since 1977 has a full moon dawned in the skies on Christmas. December's full moon, the last of the year, is called the Full Cold Moon, because it occurs during the beginning of winter. This rare event won't happen again until 2034.
A huge thanks to all our regular readers and commenters and very best wishes for 2016.
- Cathi
I turn my back for five minutes!
ReplyDeleteThanks Cathi and Po
Congratulations, well done Roger, it's a great Blog
ReplyDeleteEven after my rude comment in my recent cactus post, Po!
DeleteI wanted to take a photograph of the Christmas full moon but we had thick cloud and so it was impossible. So is Roger skiving off again? I hope he is paying you well.
ReplyDeleteIn prosseco Sue
DeleteI'd up the ante and demand champagne!
DeleteActually we prefer Prosseco's bubbles Sue!
DeleteA million here we come! A happy blogging New Year.
ReplyDeleteWell done on your readership numbers. I enjoy your entertaining and informative blog. Best wishes for 2016.
ReplyDeleteLinda
Thank you Linda and Brian. I was not going to mention it myself!
DeleteWhen I started the blog I never imagined I would get anywhere near a million in my lifetime! It's now getting dangerously close!
Well done, Roger (and Cathi), that's a very creditable achievement! Like many others I enjoy reading your reasoned and scientific explanations of things. I know we differ on a few things, but sometimes difference is good. Let's call it Diversity!
ReplyDeleteEvery garden should be different Mark.
DeleteRobert Pavlis in his blog recently commented how monotonous many gardens are in his area where everyone follows the latest fashion.
I much enjoy reading your posts but occasionally I think I might do it differently!
By the way I do like readers to make constructive argument with what I do in the garden even if some cases they might think my methods are 'off the wall'.
I don't expect many to follow with my methods in tomorrows post!
Congratulations to you all, that’s an impressive figure! And I remember the photos from last year, they are impressive too :-)
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year to you Roger!
And to you HELENE I hope your New Year is a quieter one than last. I am enjoying reading about the development of your new garden.
Delete(HELENE has a very interesting blog and "http://graphicality-uk.blogspot.co.uk/2014/10/the-wacky-aphids-are-back.html about wacky aphids was fascinating)
Sorry HELENE I failed to make this link live! feel free to try!
Hi Roger, thanks for promoting my blog :-)
DeleteYour link for my post about the aphids was almost correct, just missed the second set of “
Here it is, should be clickable now
Thanks HELENE your post has very interesting science and great pictures- unless one is squeamish
DeleteFunny thing about my original link, it sometimes comes through as a live one!
Yes, I saw the link worked when I had posted my reply, I thought you had been in and fixed it – but now it’s not working again! I just realised, you can’t edit a comment, just delete and write a new one – which will mess up this thread, but I saw the html you wrote on the email confirmation I got – so for next time, you were missing a “ symbol, the one after .html was missing, should have been:... /the-wacky-aphids-are-back.html "> about wacky aphids....
DeleteDoesn’t explain why it sometimes work though as your link shouldn’t work at all, but I have often spent hours, even days on html mysteries like that!
For anyone reading this thread still interested in aphids, here is a link to the YouTube movie I made about them. Definitely not for the squeamish ones!