Day 280

December 26, 2020. Sunset 4:57 PM. San Francisco, CA.

It’s been raining — So green!
Happy Boxing Day
Day 280 Sheltering in place with each other.

Glorious to Grey-- Christmas sunrise to sunset

December 25, 2020. Sunrise 7:23 AM. San Francisco, CA.
Merry Christmas! (rain is forecast, but wow for now)

Sunset 4:56 PM. San Francisco, CA.

“Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good night.” – NT
Day 279 Sheltering in place with friends and neighbors.

Day 278 - Welcomed home

December 24, 2020. Sunset 4:56 PM. San Francisco, CA.

So excited! Hello to Matt and Henry, Bernie and Mardi a few minutes later. Thanks, Norman, for holding down the fort-
It’s so good to be back.
Day 278 Sheltering in place with friends and neighbors.

Minute by Minute...

December 24, 2020. Sunset 4:56 PM. San Francisco, CA.

Blow by blow from Lynne Piade this evening.
4:43 PM, 4:45, 4:46 PM, 4:47, 4:49, 4:50, 4:54, 4:56
I thought it was over but look!! 4:56 X2; 4:57 – 5:00.
Goodnight 5:02, 5:04

YAY!!!!

December 23, 2020. Sunset 4:55 PM. San Francisco, CA.
“Brenda’s triumphant return” – NT

Looks wonderfully like business as usual to me. Matt and Mardi are here for my first ringing of the big bell at home in 116 days!!!
I am so grateful and loved following the evening gatherings from afar and am glad to be back to hear that LOUD bell in person.
Day 277 Sheltering in place with friends and neighbors.

Day 277 - arrived!

December 23, 2020. Sunset 4:55 PM. San Francisco, CA.

Just arrived home after 6 days on the road. I’m so glad to be back in a place where masks are not an issue. Checking the sunset time.
Day 277 Sheltering in place with friends and neighbors.

Day 276- like father like son?

December 22, 2020. Sunset 4:55 PM. San Francisco, CA.

“Henry and Bernie tonight.” – NT
(Henry stands just like his father, Matt)
Day 276 Sheltering in place with friends and neighbors.

Almost Sunset from Vangie

December 22, 2020. Sunset 4:54 PM. Oakland CA.

“Almost sunset over the Golden Gate”
– Vangie King

Day 5-- California here I come!

December 22, 2020. Sunset 4:39 PM.

Exit for Twentynine Palms, CA.
The first sunset after the Winter Solstice- Taken from I- 10 heading on the final stretch home!

Day 275

December 21, 2020. Sunset 4:54 PM. San Francisco, CA.

“Mardi, Elisabeth, Richard and Matt.” - NT
Happy Solstice!! The darkness squeezed the final second of light from the day today—Turning the corner!
Day 275 Sheltering in place with friends and neighbors.

Happy Solstice!

December 21, 2020 PM. Sunset 5:10 PM. Deming, NM

Still making my way across the country. View across from the gas station just outside Deming on I-10- joined by my friend Mary on Facetime (those are the 200 lbs. of sand in the back of the truck- in case of snow). The sunset was so beautiful—that tiny square is not even a place holder— The same view a bit later, melting into the Solstice twilight.

Busy evening for the Winter Solstice. As if that wasn’t enough cosmic action- there was the "great conjunction" of Saturn and Jupiter” not seen since 1226! These photos taken from Oakland—Thanks Krys and Chien. What a beautiful night.

2020 December 21, Sunrise, Solstice, Sunset

Rain, rain. 

More rain. 

A Seattle Winter Solstice, 

a sunrise, 

a sunset and a great conjunction. 

The planets dance. 

A difficult year like we could never have imagined... 

is finally, ending, crashing. 

Light. 

Is.

~ Caterina De Re

Ring Out Solstice

December 21, 2020. Sunset 6:00 PM. Big Bend, West Texas. The last rays of solstice sun from a sky island in the Big Bend Region of far west Texas.
- Alyce Santoro

Ring Out, Solstice Bells by Jethro Tull:

Now is the solstice of the year
Winter is the glad song that you hear
Seven maids move in seven time
Have the lads up ready in a line
Ring out these bells
Ring out, ring solstice bells
Ring solstice bells
Join together 'neath the mistletoe,
By the holy oak whereon it grows
Seven druids dance in seven time
Sing the song the bells call, loudly chiming
Ring out these bells
Ring out, ring solstice bells
Ring solstice bells
Ring out, ring out the solstice bells
Ring out, ring out the solstice bells
Praise be to the distant sister sun,
Joyful as the silver planets run
Seven maids move in seven time
Sing the song the bells call, loudly chiming
Ring out these bells
Ring out, ring solstice bells
Ring solstice bells
Ring on, ring out
Ring on, ring out
Ring on, ring out
Ring on, ring out

Day 274

December 20, 2020. Sunset 4:54 PM. San Francisco, CA.

There are 9 hours 32 minutes and 52 seconds of daylight today.
“Mardi wanted to see the boat carrier and took this picture”. - NT
Hello to Matt and our neighbor Emily and her dog Riley who also dropped by.
Day 274 Sheltering in place with friends and neighbors.

Day 3 - on the road

December 20, 2020. Sunset 5:07 PM. Alma, Arkansas.

Facetime -- Sharing my sunset at a gas station outside of Fort Smith with Norman who still had a few hours to go for the sunset there in San Francisco. Clear skies all around for a change!