dailybell: something good is still happening---

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/

Saturday, April 30, 2022

something good is still happening---

April 30, 2022. Sunset 7:59 PM. San Francisco, CA.
MINI PROGRESS REPORT---
I have been negligent about sharing the fact that the dailybell has continued to witness and ring bells as usual- for every sunrise and sunset since the onset of the sheltering in place mandate for covid. It’s one thing to keep the flame going but another matter entirely to let people know that it is still happening. Especially these days, it’s nice to know that something good is going on, even if you are not involved directly.

So here’s today’s sunset-- the 10,468th sun crossing since beginning in 2008— In addition to observing and ringing bells on each occasion since 2008, we have been rolling the big bell down to the sidewalk each evening for the past 772 days and documenting EVERY sunset (since the Shelter in Place mandate came out in March of 2020). Perhaps the tree has grown, but mostly it looks pretty much the same around here every evening.