cracked the hour

May 1, 2022.Sunset 8:00 PM. San Francisco, CA.

We have finally broken through to 8:00 sunset!!! Neighbors with gongs and dogs. Blustery grey sunset. Pavlovian dogs- our most reliable company for the bell ringing. They like the outing.

Changed-for-Changing – Erik Ehn-- DAY 2

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.

Changed-for-Changing – Erik Ehn

April 30, 2022. San Francisco, CA.
There was a solar eclipse today on 4/30/22, to be followed by a lunar eclipse a couple of weeks from now on 5/15/22 (or 5/16, depending on your time zone).

For the next 2 weeks, we will be merging the dailybell sunrise/sunset observances with Erik Ehn’s Changed-for-Changing project: “a commitment to passionate noting”- taking the current occurrences of eclipses as containers for this noting. “Eclipse and eclipse are parentheses around vivid attention. We engage with the two-week interim as a lamp for finding, firming, bearing witness.”


The dailybell seemed fitting as an activity to participate with taking today’s Solar eclipse as a beginning and the total Lunar eclipse on May 15th and 16th as the end of the time bracket for Erik’s project. Keep an eye out for the upcoming eclipse as well as the dailybell documentation of “passionate noting” between now and then. I offer the next 2 weeks and 2 days as a reminder and celebration of this hope for shared awareness to anyone who would like to know about it.

mostly for the flightless birds

April 30, 2022.

Partial eclipse of the sun-- that some lucky people in South America and the South Pacific Ocean as well as the penguins in Antarctica will be able to see. Even so, it's a rare enough planetary event that it's worth a moment to take on that perspective. Here's some info

"Red sky at Hermosa"

April 18, 2022. Sunset 7:27 PM. Hermosa Beach, CA.

- Elisabeth Beaird and Richard Marriott At 3, then 5 minutes after sunset. Hard to believe what just 2 minutes further below the horizon can do.

more from my friend Joe P--

April 17, 2022. Sunset 6:54 PM. Tucson, AZ.

"Last night’s sunset at Las Cienegas Recreation area south of #tucson. Courtesy of my friend’s Glenn & Nita…it doesn’t get more stunning than that! Thanks for sharing your #cubbyvanlife"

any which way

April 17, 2022. Sunset 7:36 PM. New Paultz, NY.

"this is a sunset near New Paltz my sister took the pic"
- Connie K
I couldn't resist the flip!

April 14, 2022. Sunset 8:01 PM. Stockholm, Sweden.

“Today’s sunset in Stockholm SE courtesy of my daughter Ella!”
The day is already quite a bit longer than it is here in the US. Sunrise was at 5:36 AM--- Wow
-Joe Pokrifka

as the world turns-- flares?

April 12, 2022. Sunset 7:22 PM. Hermosa Beach, CA.

“5 minutes and 1 minutes to sunset on Hermosa Pier. It's super windy.”
- Elisabeth Beaird and Richard Marriott

coming soon...

April 11, 2022. Sunset 7:43 PM. Ironwood, MI.

Still wintry sunset over Lake Michigan. Though it looks like spring is trying to break through... Little trees patiently waiting to be planted.
- Kathy Roman

Welcome Cameron!

April 9, 2022. Sunset 7:40 PM. San Francisco, CA.

Big sister rings in the 3rd sunset of her baby brother's entry into this world. Congratulations to our neighbors across the way.

Almost there...

April 1, 2022. Sunset 7:32 PM. San Francisco, CA.

"Ocean Beach about 7:18"
- Elisabeth Beaird and Richard Marriott.

27 years ago

March 30, 2022. Sunset 7:30 PM. San Francisco, CA.

Happy Birthday, Mom. It's hard to believe how much time has passed since we sat here on this lumpy couch together a year before she died. 19,724 sunrises and sunsets ago.

sunset sentries

March 30, 2022. Sunset 7:06 PM. Joshua Tree, California.

"Joshua Tree at sunset. Happy Bell ringing"
- Krys, Chien, Kazi and Zo.
(The sun sets almost 1/2 hour earlier there-- melting away)

somewhere between

March 22, 2022. Sunset (between 6:40 and 7:30 PM)

"My son Seth took this sunset pic yesterday somewhere between LA (7:30 PM—daylight savings time) and Tempe (6:40 PM Standard Time)… He noted the purple sky… Wow!"
- Joe P
It was within a 10-minute margin timewise (and over 300 miles) between the 2 places, but what a difference playing with the clocks makes in our sense of when the days ends…

Happy Equinox - going into the light

March 20, 2022. Sunset 7:21 PM. San Francisco, CA.

Matt crosses the street to be with Norman for the Equinox. We’re already spending 10 more minutes in the sunlight each day than in the dark—
What do you do that takes 10 minutes?

Harboring Lights

March 18, 2022. Sunset 7:37 PM.

“Today’s sundown in Key West c/o ella … Wow!”
Thanks Joe and Ella-- so many little lights-- at sea and in the sky...

another sunrise from Joe's family of early risers

March 18, 2022. Sunrise 7:12 AM.

"Sunrise today in Myrtle Beach c/o my sister Cindy and brother in law Kevin… Wow!"
- Joe P
Thanks again to you and your family for the vicarious peaceful morning.

Saint Patrick and the Equilux

March 17, 2022. Sunset 7:18 PM. San Francisco, CA A few days before the Spring Equinox every year, we here at this latitude -- usually on Saint Patrick's Day- experience the Equilux. It’s the actual day where we spend equal time in the light as in the dark- By the time we will arrive at the Equinox on Sunday- we will already be sitting under several minutes more sunshine than in darkness. Here we go!

On Time

March 14, 2022, Sunrise 7:30 AM. Miami, Florida

"It is 2 minutes after the exact sunrise".
- Ana Léon
Thanks Ana for sharing your first sunrise in Daylight Savings Time. It looks so serene at that hour..

March 5, 2022. Sunset (6:32 PM) from Gasparilla Island, FL

c/o my (and Bill’s) friends Dot and Patrick McFadden
- Joe P.
thanks Joe -- almost approaching the possibility of the green flash! It's also feels really nice to bring Bill into this moment.

another sunrise from Joe's family of early risers

March 4, 2022. Sunrise 6:48 AM.

“Sunrise today in Munhall, PA c/o my sister Cindy and brother in law Kevin… 😮 “
- Joe P
Hi Joe—thanks for this. Those trees are still so wintry- but that golden sky is warm looking.... Equinox coming soon!

from the beginning

March 3, 2022. Sunrise 6:38 AM. San Francisco, CA.

"Good morning. I saw the sunrise today at 6:38 and beyond. It was a pretty one"
- Lynne Piade
It’s amazing- even though the changes from one moment to the next are subtle, by the end of that 5 minutes, daytime is definitely underway.

February 27, 2022. Sunset 5:53 PM. Santa Barbara, CA.

"More paradise"
- Thea F.

just around the bend...

February 26, 2022. Sunset 6:20 PM. Miami, FL.

"Reporting from Miami 6:21 PM" - Ana L.
Thanks Ana-- so subtle and just at the horizon - Good catch!

homestretch

February 21, 2022. Sunset 5:47 PM. Santa Barbara, CA.

“Almost there... (5:21)”
- Thea Farhadian

up to her old tricks

February 12, 2022. Sunset 5:45 PM. San Francisco, CA. Riley returns. Guest appearance from Emily and Riley after our visit to dog world at Ft. Funston. So many dogs running around the dunes!!!

to the left of the sun

February 10, 2022. Sunset 5:42 PM. Berkeley Marina, CA.

- from Thea
UFO over the bridge???

sunrise from Joe's sister

February 10, 2022. Sunrise 7:17 AM. Munhall, PA.

“Sunrise today in Munhall, PA…c/o my sister Cindy”
- Joe P.
It looks like two different photos- each cut in half and stuck together--- That sky!!—thanks, Joe!

And how!

February 7, 2022. Sunset 5:30 PM. Hermosa Beach, CA.

“Another beautiful sunset” - Elisabeth Beaird

meeting in the sky

February 5, 2022. Sunset 5:37 PM. Tiburon, CA.

"Sunset Tiburon now".
- Thea Farhadian
Thanks Thea. We received this while we were standing on the sidewalk ringing the sun down out here with some neighbors. We were so happy to see this and think of you watching at the very same moment. 😊

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! ❤️

a glimpse of the future

January 27, 2022. Sunset 5:28 PM. El Cerrito, CA.

"Looking across the SF Bay from El Cerrito."
- Rae Diamond
(the sun sets one minute later over the Pacific Ocean- just 14 miles away)

we choose Riley

January 18, 2022. Sunset 5:18 PM. San Francisco, CA.

You can just tell that this is a beauty, and we'd be able to see it in all its glory if we walked to the end of the block. But then we would miss Riley.

...and she would miss this- Riley is our most enthusiastic bell ringer. She can hear when the garage door opens and runs to her front door-- Anxious to get out-- mostly for the treats that she knows are on the way.

WOW!!!

January 17, 2022. Sunset 5:16 PM. Berkeley, CA.

Sunset from North Berkeley
- Thea.

Joe learns of Makar Sankranti

January 13, 2022. Sunrise 6:42 AM. Bangladesh.
(stock photo)

Yo Brenda! Just learned about this holiday from some work friends and thought of you…
Makar Sankranti
From Joe- P

Postcard from Joe's cousin

January 11, 2022. Sunrise 7:13 AM. Key West, FL.

"Oh my! Cousin Roseanne posted another stunning shot… this one from Key West." - Joe P

first sunrise of the year from Joe

January 9, 2022. Sunrise 7:22 AM. Phila, PA.

"Dawn in Old City Philadelphia today from my friend Chris…nice!"
– Joe P
I love how the streetlights and the dawn are so similar as night gives way to the morning-- beautiful shot!

will work for treats

January 3, 2022. Sunset 5:03. San Francisco, CA.

Santa Baby Riley contemplates performing in costume

— And she goes for it!