In a time when it is easy to be overcome by fear or worry, we want this series of blog posts to give you simple, gentle, and dynamic ways to reclaim an atmosphere of peace, joy, and wonder in your home. We can all then help shine light to the world by sharing how we are choosing beauty daily. Please join us by using the hashtag #choosingbeauty on social media.
#ChoosingBeauty – Day 20
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“It was light now, for the moon had risen. All the forest was beautiful, and the fronds of the bracken shone like frosted silver. In the open glad between the tree trunks the wild rabbits danced …”
-Margery Williams, The Velveteen Rabbit
“Moonlight on the Shore” by Edvard Munch (1892)
Activities
Look: Study the picture and try to notice everything you can. What kind of shore do you think this might be? The artist lived in Norway, where the ocean shore is usually rocky instead of sandy. Look at the moon. What phase is it in? What time of day do you think the picture shows? Close your eyes. Can you still imagine the picture? Tell everything you remember. If you like, sketch the picture.
Read: “Phases of the Moon” The Sciences by Edward Holden p.34-38
Observe: Take a night walk to view the moon. What shadows do you notice? How does the air around you feel? How are things different around you than during the day? Notice what phase the moon is in. Tonight’s moon (April 7, 2020) has a special name: the Pink Supermoon. Does it look pink to you? Why do you think it might be called that? If you like, draw or paint a picture of it and describe what it looks like.
Read: “The Moon” by Robert Louis Stevenson
Listen: “Song to the Moon” Rusalka by Antonin Dvorak
Share: What do you enjoy about the night sky? What is most beautiful to you about it? Share your thoughts. #choosingbeauty
More to Read and Do:
Read about the Pink Supermoon.
“Child Moon” by Carl Sandburg
Track the moonrise and moonset times for a week.
The Moon Book by Gail Gibbons
©Charlotte Mason Institute 2020
