For me, there simply isn't a prettier time of year to view a full moon than the falltime, the air is so clear.  One day recently, my oldest daughter and I awoke very early before twilight and headed outside in the crisp fall air for a walk under the full moonlight wash.  It was a beautiful time to talk with my daughter about life in general and to discuss the "light which governs the night", the beautiful moon.

"God made two great lights—the greater light to govern the day and the lesser light to govern the night." - Genesis 1:16

In the distance we could see very slight hints of the sun beginning to rise, but the full moon was plenty enough to light our way.  Through the illuminated night air, we could see bats flitting to and fro; they must have been in a hurry to finish their night's feast.  We played a poetry game, I first started a line of poetry about our walk....On the horizon I see a light, but the moon still shines oh so bright...she then answered me...Deep purples, blues and twinkling stars give beauty with all their might...and so we continued as long as we could!

We also listened and named all the night sounds we could hear: the lonely toad, the twittering bat, the stirring breeze in the leaves, etc.  We named the feelings we felt:  the cool wet air, the warmth of our sweaters, the reverence for God as we viewed the amazing full moon.  And of course reviewed why it was that the moon only "appeared" to be full sometimes.  Phases of the Moon

There is a VERY sweet picture book in which we have enjoyed reading for several years.  We re-visited it later this day, which was the first time my younger daughter had heard it.

Kitten's First Full Moon, by Kevin Henkes

And there is a beautiful work of Art that we plan on doing a picture/Artist study of later this week.  Can you see the two figures in the twilight?

Twillight, by Caspar David Friedrich