This moon is in her own sign, Cancer. It is a time of instinct and intuition. Let us scry the Coldwater pond, the moon in the water, steam coming off the earth temperature water into the cold air. Good-bye 2020. Hello to the new world we are making.

On the November full moon we conducted a Citizen Science Salt Water Watch test sponsored by the Izaak Walton League and the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. (Note that the MPCA recently granted permission to the Canadian Enbridge Corporation to complete its tar sands oil pipeline across northern Minnesota including the headwaters of the Mississippi River, Hudson Bay and the Great Lakes/Laurentian Divide. The proposed pipeline also cuts through the most pristine wetlands in our state and Anishinabe wild rice lands. Some people call the MPCA the “pollution permission” agency.)

Since Coldwater is just downhill of the expanded Highway 55 reroute and road salt, chloride, has been measured in the flow, we decided to follow the testing regime this winter.

Friends of Coldwater seek to honor our 10,000-year-old landscape ancestor. Full moon walks have been celebrated at Coldwater Springs monthly since 2000. We return to remember the spirits that feed this Spring. Please bring a rattle.

Give a blessing, get a blessing. Blessings travel in circles.

Sunset 4:40 pm (7 minutes later than the previous full moon including the 1- hour time change)

Moonrise 4:16 pm (17 minutes earlier than the last month full moon)

Exact minute of full moon 9:28 pm Central Standard Time

The year in daylight on full moon days:

December 11^th 8 hours, 52 minutes, 28 minute daylight loss

January 10, 2020 9 hours, 1 minute, 9 minute daylight gain

February 9^th 10 hours, 9 minute daylight gain

March 9^th 11 hours, 33 minute, 1 hour, 24 minute daylight gain

April 7^th 13 hours, 7 minute, 53 minute daylight gain

May 7^th 14 hours, 31 minute daylight gain

June 5^th 15 hours, 27 minute; 56 minute daylight gain

July 4^th 15 hours, 30 minute; 4 minute daylight gain

August 3^rd 14 hours, 34 minute; 56 minute daylight loss

September 2^nd 13 hours, 11 minute; 49 minute daylight loss

October 1^st11 hours, 41 minute; 1 hour, 30 minute daylight loss

October 31^st 10 hours, 11 minutes; 1 hour, 30 minute daylight loss

November 30^th 9 hours, 4 minutes; 53 minute daylight loss

December 29^th 8 hours, 48 minutes; 16 minute daylight loss

DIRECTIONS: Coldwater Springs is between Minnehaha Park & Fort Snelling, in Minneapolis, just North of the Hwy 55/62 interchange. From Hwy 55/Hiawatha, turn East (toward the Mississippi) at 54^th Street, take an immediate right, & drive all the way down on the frontage road where you can park at the pay meters.

Gather at the cul-de-sac, which is the Coldwater Park entrance.

All welcome. We observe all covid-19 safety mandates. Dress for the weather, especially sturdy footwear. We celebrate the full moon in all-weather however the length of the walk depends on conditions. If it’s really cold or wet it’s a quick 10-minutes to the spring outflow gurgling from under the limestone bedrock Spring House built in the 1880s to supply potable water to Fort Snelling.

This gathering is free and open to the public.

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Sorensen, Sheldon “Shel” D. age 86 of Richfield, passed away on July 26, 2020

Published August 2, 2020 | By Thunderwoman

Sorensen, Sheldon “Shel” D. age 86 of Richfield, went to be with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on July 26, 2020

Sheldon D. ‘Shel’ Sorensen

Sorensen, Sheldon “Shel” D. age 86 of Richfield, went to be with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on July 26, 2020 after a brave battle with cancer. He was born on April 1, 1934 in Duluth, MN. Preceded in death by parents Laurs (Slim) and Olivia (Solberg) Sorensen, infant brother Duane, sister Charlene Cassel and grandson-in-law Timothy Hammick. He is survived by his wife and high school sweetheart Agnes (Aggie) Peterson, his three children, Joy (Lon) Navarre of St. Paul, Shelley (Tim) Bauder of Coopersburg, PA, and Jon (Kim) of Minneapolis, and grand and great grandchildren: Karisa (Dan), Keila, Lucas, CJ (Billie Jo), Donald (Nichole), Kaysie, Caleb, James (Lauren), Maria, William, Levi, Simeon, Isaac, Joshua, Maurecio, Elijah Jaeden, Scarlette, and Colt; along with numerous in-laws, cousins, nieces and nephews. He graduated from Denfeld HS (Duluth, Class of ’51), the U of MN, and was commissioned as an officer in the USAF. He married Aggie in 1956 and they enjoyed 63 years together. Shel served for many decades in leadership at Ebenezer Lutheran Brethren Church in Minneapolis, building intentional community and loving people along their faith journey. He had tremendous love for his family and neighbors, along with his co-workers at Honeywell, Horner Waldorf, National Vitamin Products, Church of the Lutheran Brethren and Williams Steel. He enjoyed hosting Sunday dinners, solving problems on his computer, reading the comics, and finding four leaf clovers. He was a voracious reader and consumer of both oatmeal and M&M’s. He told his grandchildren endless stories, loved to hunt and fish, and instilled in us an appreciation for God’s creation and the saving grace of Jesus. The family wishes to thank Dr. M. Nashawaty, Minnesota Oncology, and Kindred Hospice for their loving care. A private family service is planned. A memorial service will be held later with burial at Ft. Snelling National Cemetery. Memorials may be made to Lutheran Brethren International Missions or Feed My Starving Children.

Posted in FEATURED, OBITUARIES | Tagged 2020., Jesus Christ, on July 26, Sheldon "Shel" D. age 86 of Richfield, Sorensen, went to be with his Lord and Savior