Snow moon visible over chilly Menifee

Thanks to Robert Layton for this beautiful shot of a "snow moon" in the skies above Menifee with the snow-capped mountains in the background. This was taken on Monday from his back yard in the Menifee Lakes community.

The full moon in February often is called the snow moon because it happens around the time when the heaviest snows of the year happen in the north, according to The Farmer's Almanac. This year, there's heavy snow in the south as well.

Robert is now eligible for the Photo of the Month award in our "Menifee in Pictures" contest.

"Menifee in Pictures" is a regular feature on Menifee 24/7. Readers are invited to contribute photos for publication. Email your photo as a .jpg file to info@menifee247.com and selected photos will be published, along with your name as the photographer. Please include your full name on the submission and any explanation about where and when the photo was taken. If your photo is selected from among those published as the Photo of the Month, you will win a gift certificate from Giovanni's Pizza Pasta and More, located at 26900 Newport Road in Menifee.