December 29, 2020. Sunrise 7:24 AM. El Cerrito, CA.
“Bowing a bell with a rough cloth while singing a slow ascent as the sun rose on the last full moon day of this crazy year.”- Rae Diamond
2008 was the inaugural year in an ongoing project dedicated to the observation of the sun every time it crossed the horizon and to sharing the awareness of that moment with others (i.e. ring a bell). Beginning on Monday evening December 31, 2007, at 4:59 PST, Brenda Hutchinson invites others to join in wherever they find themselves at sunrise or sunset and to post to the blog if you wish. This is the archival blog and has ALL documentation since 2008.
December 29, 2020. Sunrise 7:24 AM. El Cerrito, CA.
“Bowing a bell with a rough cloth while singing a slow ascent as the sun rose on the last full moon day of this crazy year.”
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November 30, 2020. Sunrise 7:05 AM. El Cerrito, CA.
“A high and low chime with vocals as the sun rose on November 2020's full moon.”
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October 31, 2020. Sunrise 7:34 AM. El Cerrito, CA.
“bell and voice as the sun rose on a full moon halloween day.” - Rae Diamond
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October 2, 2020. Sunset 6:50 PM. San Francisco, CA.
“Quite a rag-tag group.” - NT
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October 1, 2020. Sunrise 7:01 AM. Albuquerque, NM.
“sun late over billboard. 7:21 am
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September 14, 2020. Sunset 7:18 PM. San Francisco, CA.
This is a celebratory moment. Our next-door neighbor is back working on his car again now that it’s possible to see and breathe again outside. Hello to Matt from across the street and thanks, Norman for holding down the fort.
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September 14, 2020. Sunset 7:05 PM. Brooklyn, NY.
Ringing. Sunset from under the ground (through a very dirty window)
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September 13, 2020. Sunset 7:19 PM. San Francisco, CA.
Norman said the air is better today.
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September 13, 2020. Sunset 7:07 PM. Brooklyn, NY.
As soon as I arrived, my niece and I went for COVID tests around the corner. Unlike many places in the Bay Area, it’s so easy here in NY. This is us celebrating the results with a quick trip to the grocery store. Also, unlike California, they want you to supply your own bag. Hence the armload of goodies along with the bell.
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September 12, 2020. Sunset 7:21 PM. San Francisco, CA.
The air is white with fog and smoke— better looking but still not so good to breathe.
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September 12, 2020. Sunset 7:08 PM. Brooklyn, NY.
Clusters of sidewalk dining at sunset. Looks pretty- scary.
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September 11, 2020. Sunset. 7:22 PM. San Francisco, CA.
Raining ashes on 9/11. Remembering. Still mourning.
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September 11, 2020. Sunset 7:10 PM. Brooklyn, NY.
Arrived. Just parked the truck. Walking home- grabbing my mask and bell just in time.
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September 10, 2020. Sunset 7:24 PM. San Francisco, CA.
Our neighbor Matt – stalwart company in spite of the stay indoors warning for air quality.
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September 10, 2020. Sunset 7:43 PM. Gates Mills, OH
Our last evening together, Lucy and I walked out to the meadow to ring with the insects. We sampled two more bells from her grandmother's collection.
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September 9, 2020. Sunset 7:25 PM. San Francisco, CA.
The air this evening at least looked like it might belong on the planet Earth and not Mars as it did earlier in the day. However, it’s such a super white eerie light that I’ve never seen before—It seems to be this combination of the super bright LED streetlights overtaking what would be the fading ambient daylight. Those dark shadows. And the masks tell the rest of the unbreathable air quality story. No end in sight.
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September 9, 2020. Sunset 7:44. Gates Mills, OH.
This is where the 7 turkeys hang out during the day. All clear in the evening, making way for the crickets’ concert. These are the same bells we rang last night.
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September 8, 2020. Sunset 7:27 PM. San Francisco, CA.
Smoke. Masks are serving double duty here these days.
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September 8, 2020. Sunset 7:45 PM Gates Mills, OH.
Final stop before the last leg to New York. Visiting with my friend Lucy who lives near fields and woods filled with the voices of crickets and grasshoppers and has turkeys wandering around in her flower garden. Her grandmother’s middle name was bell and (coincidentally?) she ended up collecting many, many bells. We rang two of them this evening — one was a replica of a St. Mark’s monastery bell inscribed in Latin - “whoever touches me hears my voice”.
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September 7, 2020. Sunset 7:28 PM.
Labor Day ---Our neighbor Matt- a day off from Zoom and school- v e r y relaxed… Day 170 Sheltering in place.
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September 7, 2020. Sunset 7:11 PM. Port of Indiana/Portage, IND
After driving East for miles and miles with the sun shooting straight into the rear-view mirror and nothing else to do—I’ve gotten pretty good at estimating how much further I can drive before the sun hits the horizon. On cloudy days, it’s harder to tell—the light just starts to fade, and things become greyer. Such as this evening-- I pulled off the freeway and noticed this sign which turns out to point the way to one of 3 major Ports of Indiana. This one is for The Port of Indiana-Burns Harbor, where there is a major power plant.
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September 6, 2020. Sunset 7:30 PM. San Francisco, CA.
“How’s it going?
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September 6, 2020. Sunset 7:28 PM. Ironwood, MI.
Kathy’s son, Sam took this photo of the 4-armed bellringer returning from ringing down the sun over the lake. We all met in the far north of Minnesota 20 years ago when Kathy and her young (at that time) children participated in a traveling vaudeville project that I was doing there. We have been friends ever since, though have not seen each other once since then. Nobody wants to wait another 20 years to do this again. I'll miss you guys in the meantime.
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September 5, 2020. Sunset 7:31 PM. San Francisco, CA.
“no one came. Keep well, Love Norman”
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September 5, 2020. Sunset 7:30 PM. Ironwood, MI.
Dinner on the porch at sunset. Actually, we’ve eaten all of our meals outside today. Another fine dining experience- wonderful friends and special venue overlooking Lake Superior. Bells for dessert <3
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September 4, 2020. Sunset 7:33 PM. San Francisco, CA.
When Norman agreed to take over the evening bell ringing at home, he asked how he was supposed to ring and document at the same time. I said the most important thing was to ring the bell on time and then just snap a photo either before or after. “What should I take a picture of?” I suggested that he include the bell if he could and not to make it too “arty”.
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September 4, 2020. Sunset 7:32. Ironwood, MI. Just made it in time to watch the sun set over Lake Superior with my friend Kathy and her son, Sam. It’s amazing to be standing there in what until now has only been a beautiful looking landscape and to be breathing the air (not smoky), listening to the wind in the very tall birch trees--and looking at that view for real! Hoping to see a few hummingbirds tomorrow.
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September 3, 2020. Sunset 8:07 PM. Valley City, North Dakota.
Coming down the home stretch of a 1000-mile drive—the final 5 hours! Riding on HWY 94 East, the sun was blasting in the rear-view mirror from the west. It was a no brainer to grab the phone/map/music player and hold it up to the mirror and snap this shot. Then drive for hours into the darkness.
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September 2, 2020. Sunset 7:36 PM San Francisco, CA.
I love seeing friends and neighbors carrying on the tradition while keeping Norman company. The constant bleakness is in such contrast to the places I pass through. It’s weirdly grounding, though. Home. Day 165 Sheltering in place.
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Sunset 7:57 PM. September 2, 2020. Emigrant, MT.
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September 1, 2020. Sunset in North Crescent Bay Park in Laguna Beach at 7:15 from Elisabeth Beaird and Richard Marriott- also seeing the sun for a change.
Looks so nice-- The ocean is a miracle.
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Sunset 7:39 PM. September 1, 2020.
San Francisco, CA.
Cold. Cloudy. Lonely. (such a contrast with this evening in Montana). Sorry Norman.
Day 164 Sheltering in place from one end of the street to the other -- BH
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Sunset 7:58 PM. September 1, 2020. Emigrant, MT.
Staying with my sister Lisa and Will for a few days before hitting the road again. Will made those bells- if it's not too windy tomorrow, I'll record them-- delicate and pure tones. Dingdong- M3 doorbell interval
This was sunset from her front yard. You can't see it, but the Yellowstone River runs down there long before you hit those mountains in the distance.
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August 31, 2020. Sunsets- 8:39 PM San Francisco/ 8:04 PM
near Pocatello, ID.
It’s so good to see our neighbors from across the street who have been putting up with the bell ringing since 2008—Thank you for keeping Norman company! Hello to Bernie and Mardi, too.
Day 163 Sheltering in place.
I miss our sunsets on the sidewalk. Here is a photo of the Sunset at 8:04 PM from the highway 86 between American Falls and Pocatello ID. Traveled today from Reno- heading to Emigrant, MT to stay with my sister.- BH
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August 30, 2020. Sunset 7:4o PM.
San Francisco, CA.
THANK YOU Norman for holding down the fort at home, ringing the big bell on the sidewalk with Bernie and Mardi this evening.
Day 162 Sheltering in place from one end of the street to the other.-- BH
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AUGUST 29, 2020
I'm heading East to be with my father for his 91st Birthday on September 16. He is quite frail at this point and I want to be near him in the event that he needs any help. Since there is no way in hell that I am getting on an airplane, I figured I would take advantage of the road trip to stop and visit friends and family along the way.
I'll be following the northern route through Nevada, then into Montana to see my sister- Onwards to Michigan to visit my friend Kathy who I haven't seen in 20 years since the old Vagabond Vaudeville Days - then onto Ohio to stay with Lucy Chamberlain, my dear friend, Ann's sister. I love everyone along the way here and am looking forward to spending a few days with each of them.
There are a few holes in the itinerary and friends of friends have graciously volunteered their yards, garages and spare rooms for me to stay in overnight I find that overwhelmingly generous and brave these days in the face of covid and the unknown conseuqences of proximity. Many thanks and love to everyone --
I'll be posting along the way.
In the meantime-- Here's a little movie of my father, Hannah and Prince -- a favorite moment of mine-- I hope you enjoy.
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August 29, 2020. Sunset 7:42 PM. San Francisco, CA.
Thank you Bernie, Mardi and Matt for joining us this evening- It was pretty nice – the grey fog MINUS the smoke. I’m looking forward to clearer skies as I make my way across the US. I need to go to New York to see my father-- I am driving and camping out in the backyards of friends and family between here and there— COVID safe as possible. Norman will continue to hold down the fort here – ringing the big bell on the sidewalk every night. I will also be ringing every sunrise and sunset across the Northern US, sharing them as we share the sky --- (but not with actual daily documentation)😬 Day 161 Sheltering in place from one end of the street to the other. -- BH
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August 28, 2020. Sunset 7:43 PM.
San Francisco, CA.
Our cat opened the window sometime in the night (yes she can do that—long story) and we woke up coughing from the smoke this morning. The streetlight is on early as it’s darker than usual at this time. Greetings from both of us!
Day 160 Sheltering in place from one end of the street to the other. -- BH
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sun event: 8/28/20 7:44 - lulu, clouds, waiting for a sign of sun 7:48 - …still waiting berkeley, ca...on my porch
- wendy reid
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August 27, 2020. Sunset 7:45 PM. San Francisco, CA.
Elisabeth and Richard joined us again this evening. We seem to have attracted a new fan – the dog two doors down who usually barks all the time- was watching from his window. He seemed interested and calm for a change. Noisy must be his native tongue. Day 159 Sheltering in place from one end of the street to the other. -- BH
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August 26, 2020. Sunset 7:46 PM.
San Francisco, CA.
Another dark sunset. This one was brightened up with a few new visitors who brought more bells and gongs. This incarnation of the Six feet of Separation Ensemble actually found their groove AND an ending. It was a joyous moment - (Listen) Thank you guys! Elisabeth Beaird and Ora Shulman on gongs, Richard Marriott and Dan Harder on gankogui and Norman Tuck on the Big Bell (as usual).
Day 158 Sheltering in place from one end of the street to the other. -- BH
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August 25, 2020. Sunset 7:48 PM.
San Francisco, CA.
A few hours of lovely, relatively fresh air made lingering outdoors possible. Thank you to Thea from across the Bay and Matt from across the street for joining us this evening. (Nice foot technique)
Day 157 Sheltering in place from one end of the street to the other. -- BH
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