The Equinox Team!

September 22, 2019. Lower Manhattan, NY.


Happy Equinox!
It is done-- we have tipped gently into the darkness. Many thanks to the dailybell team for helping the visitors from Governors Island celebrate the final sunset of the summer, ringing bells across the East River on the final ferries to Manhattan and Brooklyn. Thanks to Carol Parkinson and Harvestworks for their support and to Patrick Allen, Elisabeth Beaird, Ben Buford, Emily, Elise de Jong, Caleb Garling, Audrey Greenfield, Barb Hertel, Ana Léon, Richard Marriott, Maria Mykolenko, Mia Narell, Nicole Roscher, Gabriel Shalom and Norman Tuck for showing up, talking with visitors to the Island and passing out over 300 bells.

From Joe with Love this August!

Thank you, Joe for these photos from various places on and above the earth:
August 2, 2019. Sunset 7:58 PM. Cape Cod, MA.

“My neighbor Dalia caught this sunset on her Cape Cod vacation. Wow!” - Joe


August 23, 2019. Sunset 7:50 PM. “Miami (from Ella)”

August 23, 2019. Sunset 7:54 PM. “San Fran (from Chelsea)”.

August 29, 2019. Sunset at cruising altitude between DEN & ABQ.

I have always enjoyed the challenge of figuring out a) what time it is and b) where we are at this particular moment on an airplane!!
Thanks Joe

One year ago

May 29, 1970 – August 26, 2018

August 26, 2019. Sunset 7:49 PM.
San Francisco, CA.


It’s hard to believe that it’s been one year since our dear friend, Erin Espeland passed away. A scientist and fellow musician, Erin left us way too soon and we miss her deeply.

look Ma no hands!

July 27, 2019. Sunset 8:24 PM.
San Francisco, CA.

Waddling into the sunset with my fancy footwork and footwear. It feels great to be able to do this!
Thanks for the video, Norman.

magical sheep?

July 20, 2019. Sunset 8:36 PM.
Tatra National Park, Poland.


"Hello I’m in the Tatra National Park in southern Poland… it’s gorgeous here I’m so happy to be in the mountains and out of the city".
- from my niece Ginger--
(I hear little bells!!!!) the sheep????

Cycles of love and death

July 13, 2019. Sunset 8:29 PM.
Los Gatos, CA.


Until our dear friend Larry passed away, my friends Larry and Catherine Shaw renewed their wedding vow every 7 years. Their friends Bill and Peri (and several other couples) have recently completed their own 7-year cycles (49), (42), (35), (28) (14). They renewed their vows with a ceremony and a big party bash. As part of the celebration they wanted to include a sunset bell ringing like the one we had for Larry’s memorial gathering.
Congratulations everyone!!!!
(Thank you, Ron for the video)

Thank you Joe!

July 1, 2019. Sunset 7:46 PM.
China.

Beijing- Miyun (in the shadow of the Great Wall)




July 11, 2019. Sunset 8:31 PM.
Jenkintown, PA.

Neighbor Colleen caught THIS shot...nice!
-- Joe P.

Lagging and dragging-- leg and the light

Since mid-July, it looks like we've been losing a minute of light from either end of the day. For us at this latitude the days are 33" shorter since the Solstice. It's creeping along-- Much like walking abilities these days... From China and Poland to Pennsylvania and California.-- I am especially grateful to everyone who shared their sun crossing moments with the dailybell these past few weeks as I have been hobbling around on a broken ankle since the end of June. Thank you everyone for sharing your days and evenings and for your kind wishes. Brenda

Breaking for the Sun

June 24, 2019. Sunset 8:35 PM.
San Francisco, CA.


Ian Saxton, David Samas and I outside of Adobe Books during the break from an exciting evening by Shelley Hirsch, Thea Farhadian, Gino Robair and Thomas Dimuzio.
Thanks David Samas for the video!

Summer Solstice - Chapel of the chiming Chimes!

June 121, 2019. Sunset 8:34 PM.
Oakland, CA.

Garden of Memory Solstice celebration.

Wow!
Many thanks to Joyce Gibrick, Jenny Holland, Marti Mogensen, Lynne Piade, Wendy Reid, Norman Tuck, Betsy Willson, Chien and Zofia Wang And to David Samas and the Cardew Choir and to everyone who participated to create this amazing moment of celebration and observance.
Thank you, for the video snippet! <3 from participant- Douglas Currens

my birthday with a new old bell

June 15, 2019. Sunrise 5:46 AM.
San Francisco, CA.

The backyard on my birthday. Dreary, but such welcome quiet.

Thank you, Diane and Mike for the beautiful old bell!

USPS sunrise driver training

June 15, 2019. Sunrise 5:24 AM.
East New York, NY.


from Barbara Hertel : “I got up at 4:15 am today Saturday so I could get to my driving class at USPS in East New York by 6 am. Gateway National Park is the land in the background. This is from the parking lot at the Brooklyn distribution center.” Barbara is training to be a postal delivery person!!

drab and drizzled

June 14, 2019. Sunset 8:33 PM.
Richmond, CA.

Very Windy!

I ducked out into the parking lot between films at an ongoing series of presentations during the current exhibition “Spirit of Invention III” at the Bridge Storage and ArtSpace. The show runs through July and features the work of Bay Area instrument makers (much of it is interactive), films and performances. Stop by if you are in the Bay Area.

great set of pipes

June 7, 2019. Sunset 8:37 PM.
Mount Tabor, NJ.


Video from Norman Lowrey. And just when you think it's the most it can be, that bird pipes up!!! Norman says it’s a cardinal

We miss you Bill

Sunset June 2, 2019.

Recent FL sunset from my friend Larry...
Bill’s Birthday- 10 years of no birthdays. I can’t imagine my baby brother as an “old man”.

thank you Joe

Sunset on Heaven and Earth

May 11, 2019. Sunset 8:05 PM.
Fort Collins, CO.


Thank you Joe and Ella.

Noisy Spirits at Sunset

May 10, 2019. Sunset 8:07 PM.
Richmond, CA.


Opening evening sunset for Spirit of invention III at the Bridge Storage and ARTSpace in Richmond, CA. Curated by Peter Whitehead, this amazing collection of instruments and scheduled performances will be up and running through the summer. The place itself offers access to a 2200 square foot workspace & art gallery, shared art studio, woodshop, and sewing lab, with the same perks as more conventional coworking spaces. Bridge facilities include a commercial film stage/screening room which doubles as an event venue. It’s a bit out of the way but well worth a visit.
Thank you David Samas for capturing the moment!

closing down

April 25, 2019. Sunset 7:53 PM.
Center for New Music. San Francisco.


Closing of the Bells exhibition at the Center for New Music. Curated by Bart Hopkin and David Samas, the show featured work by Paolo Soleri- Italian architect, designer and inventor of the wind bell with features a sail on the clapper. It was an honor to participate along with other artists from the Bay Area and to end the closing evening with the gentle bell ringing.
Thank you, David for the video.

Passover Sunset and Easter Sunrise

April 19, 2019. Sunset 7:48 PM.
San Francisco, CA.



Counting our Blessings.

April 21, 2019. Sunrise 6:27 AM.
San Francisco, CA.



Praying them forward.

Passover sunset and Easter Sunrise

DB4_19_19. Sunset 7:48 PM.
4_21_19. Sunrise 6:27 AM.
San Francisco, CA.
Counting our blessings. Praying them forward.

Happy Equilux 2019!

March 17, 2019.
San Francisco, CA.

Unless you live at the Equator, the balance of light and dark does not occur on the Equinox. As you move North, it occurs earlier (and v.v.)
At this latitude the sun rose and set at 7:18 and 7:19 on March 17 neatly dividing and balancing the amount of time we spent in the light and the night. So happy Equilux whenever it occurs for you. (Happy St. Patrick’s Day, too).

Daylight Shifty Time

March 8, 2019. Sunset 6:09 PM.
San Francisco, CA.

Whoa- lots of changes in March--

Daylight Savings Time-- looming (3/10).
Welcome?  Longer days? Nope. More light at the end of the day and darker mornings. Offset by a jolt and a jab.

Also-
At this latitude--
3/16 Equilux (equal day and night Sunrise and Sunset 7:30).
Calendar to find your most balanced day of light.
3/20 Equinox 21:58 (9:58 PM) GMT. Time converter for Equinox where you live.

See you on the flip side :)

one more blink of the eye and the day is done!

March 1, 2019. Sunset 6:23 PM.
Casey Key, Florida.

Check this sunset pic from my old friend Larry...someplace in FL (I think)

Thank you Joe for this one-

More Light! Popcorn chicken

February 23, 2019. Sunset 5:56 PM.
San Francisco, CA.


The shortest month is bringing the most light to each day so far. As we plunge towards the Equinox on March 20th, our days (at this latitude) are expanding at a rate of almost 20 minutes per week. Notwithstanding the exaggerated impression of longer days that DST will bring, we will actually be living with almost an hour more sunshine on the Equinox!!

45 sunrises and sunsets every day!!

Every day is a good day when you're floating

Our Trip around the sun

OK—this is a new insight that I am just realizing that you may also enjoy. It’s exciting to me because it’s something about huge planetary relationships that I can grasp on a human scale. It’s a combination of things we know with things we can imagine. See if this makes sense (or if it's even true).

How do we get from the shortest day of the year to the longest? It depends on where we live in relation to the poles and the equator.


Imagine tossing a ball into the air. When it reaches the top of its arc, you can imagine that it’s momentarily motionless. That’s like the Earth at the edges of the ellipse in its orbit. Those are the Solstices—that sense of suspension when the sunrise and sunset times flatten out for days or weeks at a time depending on your latitude—before opening up to earlier sunrises and later sunsets.

If you live at the Equator, you don’t need to toss the ball very far as your daylight doesn’t fluctuate so much throughout the year. Live at the poles where the sun doesn’t rise or set at the extreme arcs? You’d have to throw the ball so hard it would disappear for a moment.

Most of us are grateful for every little bit of increasing light we get these days. And right now – in the Northern Hemisphere, those of us further North have more darkness everyday than those of us living closer to the Equator- BUT!!! BIG CONSOLATION PRIZE. The Northern days are getting lighter much faster- by minutes per day (Iceland) instead of a few seconds per day (Malaysia).

This seemed like cheerful news and worth sharing.

Light Expanding from Both Ends of the Day!

January 13, 2019. Sunrise 7:25 AM.
San Francisco, CA.


Last of 13 days in a row of the latest sunrise time in the yearly cycle! Since 12/30 the sun has risen at 7:25 AM. Tomorrow begins its creep into earlier and earlier daylight- expanding the light part of the day from both ends. YAY!




We are at the end of that little straight line of purple dots.

First of the New Year best hits from Joe

January 7, 2019. Sunrise 7:23 AM.
Philadelphia, PA.


Good morning PHL. (Going to Denver)
-Joe P.


Yo sun watchers! Check my old friend Patti’s pic from her visit to Ft. Myers...Nice!
(No date)

In With the New

January 1, 2019. Midnight and 7:20 AM Sunrise.
Williamsburg, NY.

She’s still waiting.

Happy New Year! Wishing a better year for all of us!

Out with the Old

December 31, 2018. Sunset 4:38 PM.
New York City.
Out with the Old! All of it! Leaving the Metropolitan Museum of Art in NY during the last sunset of the year.

Just Struck a Note

December 23, 2018. Sunset 5:43 PM.
San Antonio Valley, TX.

- Joe P

Not quite ready

December 19, 2018. Sunrise 8:00 AM.
Munich, Germany.

from Gabe Shalom Sunrise Munich Passing train station

Riding the Light Wave

December 14, 2018. Sunset 4:50 PM.
Albany, CA.

Walking along the BART tracks in Albany, CA with my friend Rae as we celebrate the last day of the earliest sunsets of the year. All along this latitude, we are already expanding the light at the end of the day. Sadly, the sun will continue to rise later and later, (even after the Solstice) holding back the full expansion of the day. It will be well into the 1st and 2nd weeks of January before the sunrise begins to shine an earlier light on day. Then off we go!

Sunset Mourning

December 12, 2018. Sunrise 7:08 AM.
Chicago, IL.

I am a bit mellow because my mom died this past Wednesday. I took this picture of the sunrise in Chicago suburbs the next day. I wanted to share it with you.
-Barb H.

Aruba!!

December 8, 2018. Sunset 6:14 PM.

Aruban sunset courtesy of Leigh Irwin...nice pic! _Joe P

Ghost Ship Vigil

November 30, 2018. Sunrise 7:04 AM.
Oakland, CA.

I joined Suki O’Kane at sunrise a few days before the 2nd anniversary of the horrible fire that killed 36 people in the Ghost Ship Warehouse on Dec 2, 2016. Photos of many of the victims, ornaments and votive candle holders dangle above the abundance of fresh flowers surrounding the base of the “tree”. Rain the night before had filled each of the small glass candle holders with tiny shots of water, which Suki gently emptied one by one into the waiting bouquets below. She has lovingly tended this memorial and witnessed each sunrise there during the month of November in anticipation of 2-year anniversary.

Early riser in the land of love

November 29, 2018. Sunrise 7:01 AM.
Good morning Loveland, CO

– Joe P

$$$$ green flare

November 23, 2018. Sunset 5:36 PM.
Black Friday sunset in Clearwater, FL.
The Green Flare! Could it be from $$$ Black Friday???

courtesy of Fowlgeeze.. – Joe P

Preparing for the Sky to Fall

November 20, 2018. Sunset 4:55 PM.
Oakland, CA.

Rain forecast for the next day!!! We are grateful to be helping Krys and Chien with this project, and our thoughts and prayers go out to the victims of this horrible devastation and loss.

Aniticpating the sunrise...

November 15, 2018. Sunrise is at 6:45 AM.
Good Morning Philadelphia!


– Joe P

Green Flash-- BEFORE the sunrise???

November 4, 2018. Sunrise 6:30 AM
Rehoboth Beach, DE.

From my friend Dot...beautiful! – Joe P

Welcome back to Standard Time

November 3, 2018. Sunset 6:09 PM.
Oakland, CA.
Prelude to turning the clocks back and a few extra zzzz's...

Ringing while driving on our way to rehearsal for Wendy Reid’s Ambient Bird 4’33” (FYI poster attached for friends in the Bay Area who might like to attend)

Stay with Standard time

NO on Proposition 7.
Just weighing in as someone who hates the disruption to the gentle ebb and flow of the continuous cycle of longer and shorter amounts of sunlight. Changing the clocks twice a year also prevents us from collectively experiencing a constant connection to this large planetary cycle - and by extension-- to one another.

So why NO? This proposition is for us to remain on Daylight Savings Time NOT Standard time. This means we will be out of sync with most of the world much of the time (many places do NOT change the clocks to Daylight Savings Time to begin with).
It also means that in another month, the sun will be rising at this latitude at 8:30 in the morning.
I believe a better option would be to remain on Standard Time all year (as does Arizona and Hawaii). All we would have to do would be to opt out of the change to Daylight Savings Time. The law is already set up for that.
I propose voting NO on 7 this time around and putting a Proposition on the next ballot to make Pacific Standard Time the permanent option for us.

Calm after the storm

October 4, 2018. Sunrise 7:12 AM.
Myrtle Beach, SC.
My father and Carol were originally scheduled to arrive right along with the Hurricane. Amazingly still now.

It's been 9 years today since my brother Bill died. I miss him.

Crossing the light line

September 22, 2018. Sunset 6:55 PM.
East River, NY.
Happy Equinox. Time to hunker down.


What an opportunity! The final ferry to leave Governor’s Island coincided with the Equinox sunset. Many thanks to Carol Parkinson and Harvestworks for sponsoring this evening’s celebration. It was soooooo lovely.
Thanks to all the bell ringers! And special thanks to everyone who distributed bells and invited passengers to participate: Lele Buonerba, Mary Buchen, Benjamin Buford, Penelope Coe, Georgina Lewis, Maria Mykolenko and Gabe Shalom. Let’s do it again next year!

Fresh and Foggy

September 10, 2018. Sunrise 6:47 AM.
San Francisco

Not smoky! Just the plain old wet fog this morning. Thank you to Elisabeth Beaird for the lovely little bells I rang for yet another sunrise with no visible sun.
On my way into the (19th Annual) San Francisco Electronic Music Festival last night, Elisabeth handed me the paper bag along with my ticket. A sweet gift to start off a wonderful evening of music. Thank you SFEMF!!
My first time hearing OMMO, duo Adria Otte and Julie Moon. Check them out

A very grey day

August 27, 2018.
Sunrise 6:34 AM and Sunset 7:47 PM
San Francisco, CA.


Another smoky, foggy grey day. With an extra helping of loss and sadness saying goodbye to Erin Espeland, dear friend, fellow musician and amazing woman. In loving memory.

Joe's Winter Journey in July

For the curious- Here are the sunrises and sunsets that Joe shared mapped out along his travel route through South Africa
7/3/18 PM Western Cape, South Africa: sunset 5:39 PM from the Shosholoza Premier train enroute to Johannesburg from Cape Town
7/4/18 AM Northern Cape, South Africa: 7:27 AM sunrise from the Shosholoza Premier train enroute to Johannesburg from Cape Town
7/4/18 5:31 PM Sunset in Welverdiend South Africa
7/9/18 7:57 AM Sunrise at Gaarona Valley Lodge Heidelberg, SA
7/12/18 Sunrise 6:37 AM at Kruger National Park Mpumalanga, SA
7/12/18 Sunset 5:22PM. Kruger National Park Mpumalanga, SA (photo and phone info)

duh! South Africa-- south of the equator

Even after so many posts from Joe in the past few days, it only just dawned on me because of the relatively early sunset times and late sunrises, that he is SOUTH OF THE EQUATOR!!! (2917 km = 1812 miles).

Winter.
And only 800 miles closer than Warren's Winter Solstice 6/21 post from Australia (4209 km = 2616 miles)
Happy Wintering down there!!

Invitation to the senses

July 9, 2018. 7:57 AM
Sunrise at Gaarona Valley Lodge Heidelberg, South Africa

from Joe P. on his journey across South Africa. For some reason, the sounds and air and heat are almost there when I look at the photo-- amazing!

Sunset on the same train

July 4, 2018. 5:31 PM
Sunset in Welverdiend South Africa


— Joe P.

Sunrise on a long train ride

July 4, 2018. 7:38 AM
Northern Cape, South Africa

Sunrise from the Shosholoza Premier train enroute to Johannesburg from Cape Town


— Joe P.

Overnight train- first bookend

July 3, 2018. Sunset 5:39 PM
Western Cape, South Africa

sunset from the Shosholoza Premier train enroute to Johannesburg from Cape Town.
- Joe P.

more steel city melting skies

July 2, 2018. Sunset 8:54 PM


Pittsburgh sunset captured by cousin matt
- Joe P.

Sun on the Eastern Horizon-- what can it mean?!?!

June 26, 2018. Sunrise??
Stone Harbor, NJ


Thanks Linda!
from Joe Pokrifka

The second longest day

June 22, 2018. Sunset 8:33 PM
Pescadero, CA.


The second longest day of sunlight, Liz and I ring it down along the coast. A rare and wonderful day. We had just sat through 1½ cycles of “Forest (for a thousand years)", a surround sound installation in the woods at UC Santa by Janet Cardiff and Bures. The sounds were so beautifully recorded and convincingly presented, we were transported.

Summer Solstice- over the top!!

June 21, 2018. Sunset 8:34 PM
Garden of Memory at the Chapel of the Chimes. Oakland, CA

The most exuberant dailybell Solstice sunset ringing at the annual Garden of Memory event- ever!

Now to work on the ending…

Many thanks everyone who contributed to this glorious moment: to the Cardew Choir for their incredible 4-hour performance of Pauline Oliveros’ inspirational Heart Chant. Their long tones have been echoed and magnified by an inspired audience throughout the space, adding a magnificent chorus to the bells. To the enthusiastic members of the public who brought, bells, keys and their voices. Special thanks to the dailybell team (Jenny Holland, Vangie King, Julie Moon, Adria Otte, Alan Phillips, Wendy Reid, Norman Tuck) for distributing cards and bells and information prior to the performance. Wonderful video footage from Miriam Jacobs. And finally, to Sarah Cahill who started the Garden of Memory so many years ago and the New Music Bay Area team for pulling off this entire magnificent event every summer Solstice.

Winter Solstice Sunrise in June--

Hi Brenda!
While we were celebrating the longest day, my friend Warren Burt sent this as a reminder of what is to come...

Winter Solstice sunrise. Taken from V/Line commuter bus in Trentham, Victoria, Australia at about 7:55 am on Thursday morning 21 June, 2018. Frost on the meadows - minus 2 C (28.4 F), clear morning - first non-rainy day in about 2 weeks.

Cheers,

Warren


Thank you dear Warren!

A very happy Birthday

June 15, 2018. Sunset 8:31 PM
Pescadero, CA. Memorial Park.



Thank you fellow campers for a fabulous off the grid No Service relaxing birthday. What a relief!!!  Here we are in the Redwoods just off the coast in Pescadero.

Sunset at the end of this Memorial Holiday

May 28, 2018. Sunset 8:23 PM
San Francisco, CA.

Remembering with compassion those who have died in all the wars.

Ramadan sunrise

May 17, 2018. Sunrise 5:57 AM
San Francisco, CA.

So many birds this morning! Ramadan Mubarak.

22 years of Sunsets ...

May 13, 2018. Sunset 8:10 PM
San Francisco, CA.

Remembering my mom on Mother's day -- It's been 22 years worth of sunsets since my mother passed away-- I dug around many boxes of photos to find one with all of us in it. Here's my young mother- with me (spaced out in the back), my sister and brother in 1965. I miss my mother and brother and am so grateful for my dear sister.

Moving into Spring with Joe's friends and cousins!

Thank you Joe. Sometimes, you are the only keeping the photos coming, and they are fabulous!
Please don't STOP!!

Here are April's offerings:

April 22, 2018. Sunset 7:20 PM
from cousin Arlene...Red Rock Canyon, NV...


April 7, 2018. Sunset 7:30 PM
Lakewood, CO.

From my cousin Roseanne in SC. Rise or set Rose? Very nice.

April 3, 2018. Sunrise 7:11 AM
Check Tom’s sunrise view in Indialantic, FL 😮

Easter Morning. April Fools Day.

April 1, 2018. Sunrise 6:39 AM.
Miami Beach, Florida.

Happy Easter and chag Pesach sameach everyone! Have a blessed day wherever you may be.

Winter Elsewheres

Joe has friends who’ve traveled to some lovely places at the end of March and captured some moments to carry us through the last grasp of winter. Many thanks!!!

March 26, 2018. Sunset 7:18 PM
Wow!! Thanks Nitin (sunset at Lookout Mountain. Golden, CO)



March 25, 2018. Sunrise 6:57 AM
My friend Razvan shared this sunrise at takeoff from PHL.


March 24, 2018. Sunset 6:44 PM
My friend West shares another spectacular shot of the sun... after a rainy day in Hawaii.


March 21, 2018. Sunset 6:43 PM
From my friend West ….aloha from Hawaii


- posted by Joe Pokrifka‎

Happy Equilux and Saint Patrick's Day!

March 17, 2018. Sunrise and Sunset 7:04 AM/PM
Brooklyn, NY/Jersey City, NJ


A balanced day with green beer.
Here in the Northern Hemisphere, we are already tripping towards the light! Happy Spring <3

The Tiniest Glimmer

March 5, 2018. Sunset 5:51 PM.
Brooklyn, NY.

There. Between the buildings.
Despite being 3.5º S and 2º W, the sun sets only a minute later in Brooklyn than it does in Jefferson. The 2-minute gain at the end of the day is a wonderfully insistent creeping towards the Equinox. Only 2 more weeks until Spring!

Tiny flakes. Big blanket

March 2, 2018. Sunset 5:48 PM.
Jefferson, NY.
—Big snow

View from Nancy and Jackson’s kitchen- smoothing out the edges of cars, furniture, bushes and a watchful sculpture population.

End of February... How can this be?

February 23, 2018. 6:01 PM
Wrightsville BeAch sunset over the sound. North Carolina

Carolina view care of my friend Cliff.

- from Joe Pokrifka

Caladesi Island winter paradise...

Caladesi Island, FL...courtesy of my friend Chelsea...
From 2/19/18 sunset ?--- 6:16 PM
-- from Joe Pokrifka

I'd like to go there... now...

a wild ride

February 1, 2018. Sunset 5:17 PM.
Lambertville, NJ.

A quiet moment (or an exhausted one). Three weeks after my father’s dog knocked him down and fractured his pelvis, Carol was hit by a snowplow (walking the same sweet puppy). Short story: Everyone is on the mend. Long story: Let your imagination run wild— now do it again—and again…

Morning fire on the river

January 27, 2018. Sunrise 7:32 AM.

Beautiful Pittsburgh sunrise. Picture by cousin Barb


– Joe Pokrifka

19050 Sky on fire

January 27, 2018. Sunset 5:13 PM.


Winter sunset: Lansdowne, PA

- photo by Nancy Moore

First sunrise of 2018- creeping into the light

January 1, 2018. Sunrise 7:22 AM.
Lambertville, NJ.


The first one of the year. Not much different than the night before- only lighter and a few degrees warmer.

Happy 2018!

Midnight. New Year’s Eve. December 31, 2017
Lambertville, NJ.


Outside the Senior citizen apartment complex on Main Street in Lambertville, NJ. I love listening to the year flip over – This is an especially gentle one.

December 2017 Solstices and Equinoxes

Taking part of the project Dailybell by Brenda Hutchinson, CoroDelantal and Coro Fulbright of Madrid gather to ring our bells celebrating solstices and equinoxes during the 3 minutes that the sunset lasts at Debod’s Temple in Madrid.
- Sonia Megías See and Hear HERE

the final sunset of the year

December 31, 2017. Sunset 4:42 PM.
Flemington, NJ.


The empty halls and beds are not as bleak as they may seem at first glance. Everyone that could move was at a little party at the end of the hall, including my father, who was the only guy in the room. Festive and sweet.

Observing this Winter Solstice

December 21, 2017. Sunrise 7:16 AM.
Brooklyn, NY.


Cold blast first thing in the morning on the darkest day of the year. Tomorrow will be less dark for all of us in the Northern Hemisphere (at least as far as the sun is concerned). Blessings and hope to all as our days ahead expand into the light in every possible way.

East river ablaze

December 18, 2017. Sunset 4:30 PM.
Brooklyn NY


Still from video by Ginger Hutchinson-