The Native Americans consider July the “Buck Moon”. July is normally the month when new antlers push out of bucks’ foreheads in coatings of velvety fur. Antlers are made of true bone that is fed by blood, which is carried in the outer velvet covering. Velvet antlers are hot to the touch, with brushy hair and a waxy feeling coating. This is in contrast to horned animals whose horns are made of keratin (like fingernails), which do not shed. Guests felt real antlers before embarking on a slow paced walk to enjoy the “Buck Moon.” We strolled through the backcountry listening to the call of nocturnal insects. As the sky faded to black, we searched for the darker silhouettes of bats and owls, as they soared across fields of stars.
NEXT: Harvest Poetry Walk at Mason Park
Friday, August 3, 2007, 6-8PM
Join Back to Natives for a harvest poetry walk at Mason Park in Irvine. Enjoy the changes around you as the days grow visibly shorter. We’ll enjoy Nature’s gifts at this traditional time of the first harvest, and write and enjoy each other’s gift of poetry as the sun sets and the sky turns from blue to gold. We will meet at the Ralph's Parking Lot on the corner of Michelson and Jeffrey in Irvine. For more information or to RSVP: 949-509-4787 or education@backtonatives.org
