The full moon has inspired folklore, myths, writers, and artists throughout history and has been given many names, depending on the time of year it appears. April"s first full moon is known as the pink moon, but that doesn’t mean it will appear pink against the night sky. Native Americans named it for the pink wildflowers, moss pink or creeping phlox, that bloom in the eastern US in the spring.
Aprils full moon
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Travel Sunday: Flamenco in Granada, Andalusia, Spain
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Things are looking up
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Mountain goats
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Día de los Muertos celebrations in Mexico
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Plitvice Lakes National Park, Croatia
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And to think that I saw it in Cappadocia
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The birth of Bauhaus
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Russell lupines, Lake Tekapo, New Zealand
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An oceanic valentine
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Museum Night in Berlin
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Rockefeller Center Christmas tree lighting
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Hey, don t you guys have somewhere to be?
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Grand Canyon National Park turns 105
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Sitting down and taking a stand
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Abbey Gardens in Bury St Edmunds, England
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Bridge of Sighs in Venice, Italy
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Let s celebrate cephalopods
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World Frog Day
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A crane for good luck in today’s big game
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Welcome to the Year of the Pig
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National Merry-Go-Round Day
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My my, it s Syttende Mai
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Feelin groovy on Record Store Day
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Infrared Jupiter, erupting Io
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In the Himalayas for International Mountain Day
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White Sands National Park turns 90
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New Year s Day
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Arbor Day
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International Whale Shark Day
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What a twist