“THERE IS A HARMONY IN AUTUMN, & A LUSTER IN ITS SKY, WHICH THROUGH THE SUMMER IS NOT HEARD OR SEEN, AS IF IT COULD NOT BE, AS IF IT HAD NOT BEEN!”
~PERCY BYSSHE SHELLEY

MONTHLY SIGNS & SYMBOLS

FULL MOON:

“HARVEST MOON”

FLOWER:

FORGET-ME-NOT, MORNING GLORY & ASTER

TREE:

WILLOW, HAZELNUT

COLOR:

BLUE

BIRTHSTONE:

SAPPHIRE

ANIMAL TOTEMS:

BEAR, RAVEN & FISH, SWAN, BUTTERFLY

ASTROLOGICAL ZODIAC SIGNS:

VIRGO: (AUGUST 23 – SEPTEMBER 22)
LIBRA: (SEPTEMBER 23 – OCTOBER 22)

PLANETS:

Mercury (Virgo)
Venus (Libra)

NATURE HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES

SEPTEMBER: National Organic Harvest Month
SEPTEMBER 4: National Wildlife Day
SEPTEMBER 4: Hummingbird Day
SEPTEMBER 7: International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies
SEPTEMBER 16: World Ozone Layer Day
SEPTEMBER 18: National Clean-up Day
SEPTEMBER 21: Zero Emissions Day
SEPTEMBER 22-23: Autumnal Equinox
SEPTEMBER 25: National Public Lands Day
SEPTEMBER (last Sunday): World Rivers Day

THIS DAY in HISTORY

SEPTEMBER 1972: “THE COALITION OF BLACK TRADE UNIONISTS” IS FOUNDED. SEPTEMBER 1, 1939: GERMAN INVASION OF POLAND SIGNALS THE START OF WORLD WAR II.
SEPTEMBER 1, 1962: A 7.1 MAGNITUDE EARTHQUAKE KILLS 12,225 IN NORTHWEST IRAN.
SEPTEMBER 1, 2016: NFL QUARTERBACK (SAN FRANCISCO 49ers) COLIN KAEPERNICK TAKES A KNEE, IN SILENT PROTEST OF POLICE BRUTALITY, FOR THE FIRST TIME ON THIS DAY.
SEPTEMBER 4-5, 1966: “THE JERRY LEWIS MDA LABOR DAY TELE-THON” MAKES IT’S TV DEBUT.
SEPTEMBER 5, 1882: THE FIRST “LABOR DAY PARADE” IS HELD IN NEW YORK CITY.
SEPTEMBER 6, 1869: 108 MINERS ARE KILLED IN A COAL MINE DISASTER IN AVONDALE, PENNSYLVANIA.
SEPTEMBER 9, 1971: “ATTICA STATE CORRECTIONAL FACILITY” PRISON RIOTS END IN 39 INMATES, GUARDS & OTHER CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES KILLED.
SEPTEMBER 11, 2001: HIJACKED PLANES STRIKE BOTH “WORLD TRADE CENTER TWIN TOWERS” IN N.Y.C., KILLING 3,000.
SEPTEMBER 11, 1944: 1ST U.S. ARMY PATROLS ENTER GERMANY.
SEPTEMBER 15, 1972: A FEDERAL GRAND JURY INDICTS “WATERGATE BURGLARS”, WHITE HOUSE AIDES G. GORDON LIDDY & HOWARD HUNT.
SEPTEMBER 17, 1787: “THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION IS OFFICIALLY ADOPTED.
SEPTEMBER 17, 1930: CONSTRUCTION BEGINS ON “HOOVER DAM”.
SEPTEMBER 17, 1972: THE TV SERIES “M.A.S.H.” MAKES IT’S DEBUT
SEPTEMBER 17, 2011: “OCCUPY WALL STREET” RALLY BEGINS IN ZUCCOTTI PARK IN “WALL STREET’S FINANCIAL DISTRICT”.
SEPTEMBER 18, 1970: JIMI HENDRIX DIES OF AN OVERDOSE IN LONDON AT THE AGE OF 27.
SEPTEMBER 22, 1985: “FARM AID’S” FIRST BENEFIT CONCERT DEBUTS IN CHAMPAIGN, ILLINOIS.
SEPTEMBER 30, 1955: JAMES DEAN DIES IN A CAR CRASH.

FAMOUS BIRTHDAYS

*CHRISTA MCAULIFFE (SEPTEMBER 2, 1948 – JANUARY 28, 1986)
—-TEACHER, ASTRONAUT (DIED IN “SPACE SHUTTLE CHALLENGER” DISASTER)
*FREDDIE MERCURY (SEPTEMBER 5, 1946 – NOVEMBER 24, 1991)
—-ROCK SINGER / SONGWRITER (“QUEEN”)
*MARGARET DREIER ROBINS (SEPTEMBER 6, 1868 – FEBRUARY 21, 1945)
—-AMERICAN LABOR LEADER (ICWW, WOMEN‘S TRADE UNION LEAGUE)
*JANE ADDAMS (SEPTEMBER 6, 1860 – MAY 21, 1935)
—-FOUNDER OF “HULL HOUSE”, AUTHOR, ACTIVIST
*GRANDMA MOSES (SEPTEMBER 7, 1860 – DECEMBER 13, 1961)
—-AMERICAN FOLK ARTIST, PAINTER
*BUDDY HOLLY (SEPTEMBER 7, 1937 – FEBRUARY 3, 1959)
—-ROCK n’ ROLL SINGER / GUITARIST / SONGWRITER
*BERNIE SANDERS (BORN SEPTEMBER 8, 1941)
—-U.S. SENATOR FROM VERMONT
*RUBY BRIDGES (BORN SEPTEMBER 8, 1954)
—-ACTIVIST, 1st AFRICAN AMERICAN CHILD to DESEGREGATE SCHOOL
*LEO TOLSTOY (SEPTEMBER 9, 1828 – NOVEMBER 20, 1910)
—-RUSSIAN AUTHOR (”WAR & PEACE”, “ANNA KARENINA”)
*SID CAESAR (BORN SEPTEMBER 8, 1922)
—-COMEDIAN, WRITER
*PETER SELLERS (SEPTEMBER 8, 1925 – JULY 24, 1980)
—-RADIO / FILM ACTOR (”PINK PANTHER”, “DR. STRANGELOVE”)
*OTIS REDDING (SEPTEMBER 9, 1941 – DECEMBER 10, 1967)
—-SOUL SINGER / SONGWRITER, PRODUCER
*JESSE OWENS (SEPTEMBER 12, 1913 – MARCH 31, 1980)
—-1936 OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALIST, TRACK & FIELD ATHLETE
*MEL TORME (SEPTEMBER 13, 1925 – JUNE 5, 1999)
—-SINGER / SONGWRITER / MULTI-INSTRUMENTALIST
*TAVIS SMILEY (BORN SEPTEMBER 13, 1964)
—-COMMENTATOR, AUTHOR, ACTIVIST
*BILL MONROE (SEPTEMBER 13, 1911 – SEPTEMBER 9, 1996)
—-MUSICIAN, SONGWRITER, “FATHER OF BLUEGRASS”
*AGATHA CHRISTIE (SEPTEMBER 15, 1890 – JANUARY 12, 1976)
—-AUTHOR / MYSTERY WRITER
*B.B. KING (SEPTEMBER 16, 1925 – MAY 14, 2015)
—-BLUES SINGER, GUITARIST, SONGWRITER
*ANNE BANCROFT (SEPTEMBER 17, 1931 – JUNE 6, 2005)
—-STAGE / TV / FILM ACTRESS (“THE MIRACLE WORKER”)
*KEN KESEY (SEPTEMBER 17, 1935 – NOVEMBER 10, 2001)
—-AUTHOR (”ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO’S NEST”), “MERRY PRANKSTER”
*CHRIS HEDGES (born SEPTEMBER 18, 1956)
—-JOURNALIST, ACTIVIST, MINISTER, PROFESSOR
*UPTON SINCLAIR (SEPTEMBER 20, 1878 – NOVEMBER 25, 1968)
—-AUTHOR, JOURNALIST, ACTIVIST
*H.G. WELLS (SEPTEMBER 21, 1866 – AUGUST 13, 1946)
—-AUTHOR ( “WAR of the WORLDS”, “THE TIME MACHINE”)
*STEPHEN KING (BORN SEPTEMBER 21, 1947)
—-HORROR FICTION WRITER (”THE SHINING”, “CARRIE”)
*BILL MURRAY (BORN SEPTEMBER 21, 1950)
—-TV & FILM ACTOR / COMEDIAN (“SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE”)
*JOAN JETT (BORN SEPTEMBER 22, 1958)
—-ROCK SINGER, GUITARIST, SONGWRITER
*JOHN COLTRANE (SEPTEMBER 23, 1926 – JULY 17, 1967)
—-JAZZ MUSICIAN, COMPOSER
*RAY CHARLES (SEPTEMBER 23, 1930 – JUNE 10, 2004
—-R&B / SOUL / POP SINGER, PIANIST, SONGWRITER
*BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN (BORN SEPTEMBER 23, 1949
—-ROCK SINGER, SONGWRITER
*JIM HENSON (SEPTEMBER 24, 1936 – MAY 16, 1990)
—-CREATOR OF “THE MUPPETS” & “SESAME STREET”, PRODUCER

FACTS & TRIVIA for SEPTEMBER

BY CHARLEMAGNE’S CALENDAR, SEPTEMBER IS KNOWN AS THE “HARVEST MONTH”.
SEPTEMBER IS “NATIONAL HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH”.

HOME & GARDEN

Compost spent annuals, weed and clean up garden beds.
Plant perennials and bulbs for Spring blooms, when the temperature drops below 60 F.
Also, as temperatures cool off, mid to late September is a good time Fall Lawn Repair of summer weather stressed lawns, in time to better endure potential winter damage. De-thatch and aerate, as needed. Over-seed, apply organic fertilizer, and rake 0.5” – 1” inch of fresh mulch into lawns.
Continue mowing. Cycle grass clippings and mulched leaves back into lawns.
Harvest end of Summer crops and keep canning for the coming Winter.
Cut back, gather and dry herbs for seasonings, teas, herbal remedies, potpourris, etc.
New trees and shrubs can be planted during the cooler days of September, to better establish in time for Winter.
Garlic, chives, onions, radish, spinach, winter greens can be sown.
Clean moss off of roofs ahead of the coming rainy weather.