New C1 Moonglow in Celestial Blue

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missF wrote: Thu Mar 13, 2025 8:41 am And naming the moons? This month's moon is (most traditionally) labelled the Worm Moon - named by Native Americans as the last of the winter full moons, and so called because the rising temperatures at this time of year allow the ground to thaw and worms to start making visible casts. It's a whole other worm hole to be explored because so many other traditional cultures have named their full moons in different ways. In Celtic culture this month's moon is the Seed Moon. I love the Celtic name for January's full moon - the Quiet Moon (in Native American culture it's the Wolf Moon)
I saw what you did there! :lol: :clap:
Not a rabbit hole at all.
The worms were certainly looking lively in my garden composter at the weekend! They usually get fruit and veg peel, broccoli stalks and coffee grounds. But I have this fond image of them fighting over the slices of lemon that have been swimming in gin and tonic!
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If I can get all thoughtful for a minute, the reason I love wearing a moonphase watch is that it reminds me that I'm immersed in time rather than in charge of time. Probably the same reason I'm not interested in chronographs. A moonphase watch connects me (in a small way) to the natural world that we have separated ourselves from as a species. Don't get me wrong, I love the fact that our species builds little mechanical machines to track the moon, but we shouldn't get carried away with that clever clever. Because we never own time (no matter how accurate our time keeping device) we can only appreciate the moments more or less intensely as they go by. Also, in our very linear world where we seem to believe in never ending 'growth' and relentless 'self improvement', it's as well to remember that we're actually governed by cycles of regeneration, growth, relaxation and decay. A moonphase watch does that for me.
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missF wrote: Thu Mar 13, 2025 8:59 am Because we never own time…
Your whole post is profound, but this especially so. It ties in with the thinking I was trying to explain on the DST thread the other day, and why I liked the Native American quote about the blanket. Courtesy of @thomcat00 :


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Because we have artificially skewed the leisure aspects of our daily activities into the hours of darkness, the majority of us don’t rise with the sun, especially in the summer months. Instead we play with time and end up with solar noon not being at midday, and in some countries it’s a good couple of hours or more away. The universe doesn’t actually care that much, nor for that matter do birds and other wild creatures.
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Amor Vincit Omnia wrote: Thu Mar 13, 2025 9:15 am The universe doesn’t actually care that much, nor for that matter do birds and other wild creatures.
Yeah - I love the fact that the moonphase disc keeps to its own cycle regardless of how much of a fankle we get ourselves in over the number of days in a month, and changing the hour itself twice a year for BST.
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Amor Vincit Omnia wrote: Thu Mar 13, 2025 9:15 am Because we have artificially skewed the leisure aspects of our daily activities into the hours of darkness, the majority of us don’t rise with the sun, especially in the summer months.
Not by my choice, but the house I currently live in has no curtains or blinds. I found it very odd at first, but now I find my natural waking and sleeping rhythm is much better tied to the natural course of things. It makes waking up in the morning much easier!
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Anyone else got a new arrival to show off?? :wave:
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^^^Picked up my Mission to Maidenhead last night but haven’t had a chance to open it yet. Will probably bring it to work tomorrow as it’s the Worm Moon to have it in its full moon position for a day.
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Perhaps I should start a monthly Howl so we all show off our moonphases on the full moon :lol:
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I'll be up at 3:26am local time to watch a full lunar eclipse tonight / tomorrow morning :D
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timepieces_and_bags wrote: Thu Mar 13, 2025 3:04 pm I'll be up at 3:26am local time to watch a full lunar eclipse tonight / tomorrow morning :D
Pics if you can manage? :D
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Ah, no DHL delivery until tomorrow :(
Still - kudos to CW for delivering my Moonglow on a full moon (and eclipse!) 8)
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Re: New C1 Moonglow in Celestial Blue

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missF wrote:[mention]Tonywalker[/mention]
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Anyone else got a new arrival to show off?? :wave:
I have been waiting for the courier to deliver, it was supposed to be yesterday then today and now hopefully tomorrow.

Good things come to those who wait and it’s only a watch so will be patient! Will upload pics for sure!


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missF wrote: Thu Mar 13, 2025 11:32 am @Tonywalker
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Anyone else got a new arrival to show off?? :wave:
Not yet - hopefully tomorrow
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missF wrote: Thu Mar 13, 2025 11:32 am @Tonywalker
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Anyone else got a new arrival to show off?? :wave:
Nothing yet🤔
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missF wrote: Thu Mar 13, 2025 11:32 am @Tonywalker
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Anyone else got a new arrival to show off?? :wave:
No sign of a dispatch for me yet.
I’m loving the fact that some of the pictures make it look a bit darker in colour
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