No Photo- HOORAY!!!

December 29, 2023. Sunset 4:59 PM. San Francisco, CA.
Thank you Mardi and Matt (and Kiki) and Tony-- This is a first and very exciting moment for the dailybell.

Big sunset moment. No photo available!!! HOORAY!

Anyone who has been following over the years will be familiar with Mardi, Matt (and his dog, Kiki) and Tony-- So I leave it to your imagination to picture them together in some configuration around the bell among the weeds and near the tree and the red truck ringing together.

This evening was the first time (that I know of) in the almost 16 years of ringing along with the sun(rise) and set that people gathered and rang the bell that's now set in stone (well, cement) in front of our house-- when we weren't there.

not quite at ease...

October 18, 2023. Sunset 6:28 PM. San Francisco, CA.

Sunsetting. Tail wagging, Kiki keeps a watchful eye on her former arbitrarily chosen enemy.

Checking in at the end of the day

September 13, 2023. Sunset 7:20 PM. San Francisco, CA.

"Clair, Phil, Cameron, Mardi and Matt" - NT
Sleepytime for Somebody

RIP dear Gus

September 10, 2023

Gus passed away today and we will all miss him very much. He was a gentle, easy going fellow. Inseparable from his sister Gladys (Gladdy), he was content to follow her lead until she herself passed away several years ago.

After many years of the quiet, only dog life, Gus’s peaceful, elderly years were interrupted by the appearance of Kiki, a lively, quite bossy little diva. As she grew older, Kiki’s personality also grew larger, and Gus began to spend more time at Grandma’s house where he was suitably pampered and resumed his rightful, top dog status.

For us, this evening event has been a part of our lives for the past 15 years. For Gus it was a lifetime. Like so many loved ones we have outlived and whose presence is still felt, their absence is even more profound. May their memory be a blessing.

8/30/23- Gus's last sidewalk sunset

Big Blue Supermoon

August 30, 2023. Sunset 7:41 PM. San Francisco, CA.

"Did you see the moon?" Norman from San Francisco to me in Brooklyn. And sadly I didn't see it here!!! The big beautiful blue supermoon. I won't be holding my breath until next time since it won't occur again until 2037. I miss my friends and neighbors and the dogs from San Francisco, too!!

racing the sun down-- there and here

Feb. 26, 2023. Sunset 6:00 PM. San Francisco, CA.

From Elisabeth turning the corner a few minutes before arriving in front of our house.

THEN---
One by one - arrivals --
Some walking around that golden corner.
Tony just running out in his slippers.
A rare break in the clouds--

We've missed everyone!!

Only the hands on the clock have moved

November 5, 2022. Sunset 6:06PM. San Francisco, CA.

Last sunset of Daylight Savings Time 6:06 PM

November 6, 2022. Sunset 5:05 PM. San Francisco, CA.

First sunset returning to Standard Time.

Nine Eleven

21 years later. Like December 7, 1941, this day and date continues to resonate. The mere mention of those two words - Nine Eleven - continues to cause us to stop and remember and collectively mourn. It’s also a day we can celebrate what we value about the present- special or mundane, and we’ve captured a few of those moments as the sun sets this evening.

Reflection Rainbow
September 11, 2022. Sunset 7:19 PM. Ironwood, MI.

“My birthday sunset”
-Kathy Roman
A rainbow sunset. I've never seen a sunset like this before-- Happy Birthday my dear friend. And best wishes to everyone else.

September 11, 2022. Sunset 7:23 PM. San Francisco, CA.

"Full house tonight" - NT
It's great to see everyone- Old friends and new neighbors and what looks like Kiki behind the bush.

September 11, 2022. Sunset 7:31 PM. Olympia, WA.

“thinking of you at sunset”
-Rae Diamond
-- gorgeous- welcome home

And from the other coast--

August 23, 2022. Sunset 7:51 PM. San Francisco, CA.
(Notice the warm clothes)...

"Matt, Tony and Mardi"
- Thanks Norman!

Party time

July 9, 2022. Sunset 8:34 PM. San Francisco, CA.

"Party time" from Norman and the entire recently expanded family from across the street, Matt returned from vacation and our friend Mardi who treks down the hill so often to be here at sunset. It wonderful to see everyone!

5 more minutes of light from coast to coast

June 9, 2022. Sunset 8:30 PM. San Francisco, CA.

Full house this evening-- Thanks Norman for holding down the West Coast fort.
Sunset was at 8:25 in Brooklyn-- It looks like we each have 5 minutes more daylight at the end of the day before heading back the other way-- Sunrises are another matter altogether…-- Also don’t forget to look for the the 7-planet alignment at sunrise this month.

May 13, 2022. Sunset 8:11 PM. San Francisco, CA.

Truck leaners this evening.

Changed-for-Changing – Erik Ehn-- DAY 14

Changed-for-Changing – Erik Ehn-- DAY 7

May 6, 2022. Sunset 8:04 PM. San Francisco, CA.

(I'm a little distracted by how Mardi's zipper draws such a straight line from her chin through the gap between her legs to the ground). Super fog turned to drizzle just after the sun set. We need so much more!!!

Riley and Emily are moving

January 30 , 2022. Sunset 5:31 PM. San Francisco, CA.

Riley's last sunset (here in front of our home).
Riley has been the most enthusiastic local participant, running out of her house at the sound of the garage door opening to join us on the sidewalk at sunset. I know that she does it for the treats, of which she receives many, but her joy and presence has been gift to all of us.
Sadly, she and her human are moving this weekend to another town on the other side of the Bay, and we will miss them both very much.
Bon Voyage and Good luck Riley and Emily in your new place! ❤️

Riley rings again

August 9, 2021. Sunset 8:09 PM. San Francisco, CA.

She is a pro at this point and is able to ring it with finesse or wild abandon. She is even attracting her own doggie followers.

already shrinking ...

June 28, 2021. Sunset 8:35 PM. San Francisco, CA.

We’re still out here every night and just wanted to check in with an update every now and then.

The sunset has settled in at 8:35 PM since the Solstice and will continue do so for another week. Then- like the already creeping sunrise, it will begin to contract our days-- ever so slightly for now.
Welcome to our enthusiastic guests this evening!

That's a chocolate (birthday) cake I’m holding here--

June 15, 2021. Sunset 8:33 PM. San Francisco, CA.

That's a chocolate cake I’m holding there-- Celebrating the official end of covid restrictions here in California AND-- my birthday. While we have no plans to jump start an evening social life, we do plan on continuing to ring the big bell out here on the sidewalk each night.

However, if something comes up that takes away from here at that moment, we will go (and ring and observe the sunset wherever we are - as we’ve been doing every sunrise and sunset since 2008).

While the exact dates of boundaries of the shutdown and reopening are somewhat arbitrary, we have taken them seriously as meaningful indications and warnings of the threat and virulence of covid here. I only hope that this is the beginning of the end here, and that it will be true for everyone as soon as possible.

Please come by if you are in the neighborhood. Day 461

COMING SOON—OTHER LOCALES!!

June 14, 2021. Sunset 8:33 PM. San Francisco, CA.

After 460 days, California is lifting all COVID restrictions tomorrow, June 15, 2021!
While it has been a once in a lifetime opportunity to publicly observe the sunset in the same place every day for 460 evenings, I will be glad return to a less physically restrictive practice. As we are able and willing to be away from home at all hours, I will continue to observe every sunrise and sunset (with bells) and invite everyone to do the same as the spirit moves you. If you are in the neighborhood ay sunset, please come by. We will continue to drag the big bell down to the sidewalk in the evenings when we're at home, but no longer take photos of this same scene every day. I have loved our evenings together and am grateful for your company and mutual support this past year.
Good luck and many blessings. Day 460

Day 452

June 6, 2021. Sunset 8:29 PM. San Francisco, CA.

Though we all live in the cold windy summer, some of us are still in denial. Even Riley stayed home this evening.
Only +0:47 more daylight today…
Day 452 sunsets at home.

June 1- here and there

June 1, 2021. Sunset 8:26 PM.
Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, CA.

“Mare Island moment”
- Elisabeth Beaird and Richard Marriott


San Francisco, CA.

Same moment a few miles away in that distant fog bank.
+1:02 more daylight today...
Day 446 sunsets at home