The Opulence of Summer

Since July is normally the month when the new antlers of buck deer push out of their foreheads in coatings of velvety fur, the full moon of this moon is called the full Buck Moon.

Sometimes this moon was also often called the Full Thunder Moon, because thunderstorms are most frequent during this time. Another name for this month’s Moon was the Full Hay Moon.

Summer, bursting out in opulence,ripeness,heavy thunderstorms, new antlers budding forth on bucks, Vivadi understood well the grandeur of summer in its fullest sense