dailybell: Sunrise, 4/30/20 (and multiple mornings throughout April)

dailybell

2008 was the inaugural year in an ongoing, aspirational project dedicated to the observation of the sun every time it crosses the horizon and to sharing the awareness of that moment with others while ringing bells. It is based on the conviction that something as inarguable as the movement of the earth can be used as a point of unity and awareness among large groups of people who might otherwise find it impossible to agree. Want to Participate? www.facebook.com/dailybell.sunwatch/

Thursday, April 30, 2020

Sunrise, 4/30/20 (and multiple mornings throughout April)

Sunrise, 4/30/20 (and multiple mornings throughout April)
Chochenyo Ohlone Ancestral Land (AKA Oakland, CA)

Yay for the expanding Birdsong!
Yay for the birds!
Yay for avian harmonies!
Yay for less cars on the freeway!

Is this unexpected blessing,
from this devastating tragedy,
happening because there are more birds now,
or because we can hear them better without freeway sound overload,
or because they feel safer now,
or because I’ve slowed down enough to really listen?

It doesn’t matter.
Birds!
Birds!
Blessed Birds!
Sing us home.
Eric Kupers