lost in thought(s)

May 11, 2022. Sunset 8:09 PM. San Francisco, CA.

It looks like Kiki has a new leash. Dressing up for the occasion? Thank you Matt and Norman (and Kiki) for holding down the fort tonight.

Changed-for-Changing – Erik Ehn-- DAY 12

sky spinning cotton candy and gold

May 10, 2022. Sunset 8:08 PM. San Francisco, CA.

Yes, it’s still cold and blustery but it’s all about that pink and gold sky tonight. What a blessing!
Changed-for-Changing – Erik Ehn-- DAY 11

Same cast of characters. Different outfits

May 9, 2022. Sunset 8:07 PM. San Francisco, CA.

Something nice must be growing there- or perhaps it's essence of gopher?

Changed-for-Changing – Erik Ehn-- DAY 10

all about the smells

May 8, 2022. Sunset 8:06 PM. San Francisco, CA.

Business as usual—BUT VERY WINDY-- must be lots of good things to smell.

Changed-for-Changing – Erik Ehn-- DAY 9

If you look closely...

May 7, 2022. Sunset 8:05 PM. San Francisco, CA.

He’s hard to see waving from the window, but our young neighbor next door joins Matt and Kiki from across the street for a momentary pause/pose.

Changed-for-Changing – Erik Ehn-- (Week 2, DAY 8- between eclipses)

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!!!

Happy Cinco de Mayo!

May 5, 2022. Sunset 8:03 PM (again). San Francisco, CA.

Our neighbors join us for a loud and clangorous recognition of the bravery of the fierce and outnumbered then and now.

Changed-for-Changing – Erik Ehn-- DAY 6

She's back!

May 4, 2022. Sunset 8:03 PM. San Francisco, CA.

I was afraid we would never hear this bird again—but she’s back. It seems like May is her time to be here—She has a beautiful song and was singing right above our heads!! back and forth with a relative down the street at sunset this evening. If you want to hear what a Canadian member of her family sounds like— here’s a link to listen to the white-throated sparrow. Welcome back birdie!

Changed-for-Changing – Erik Ehn-- DAY 5

Cross species siblings

May 3, 2022. Sunset 8:02 PM. San Francisco, CA.

There's a long story in this photo. These neighbors have been involved with the sunset bellringing since we began more than 15 years ago. Henry was 3 years old. This evening he was telling us how his dog (you can see her little tail there) runs to the door every night when she hears the bell. He could have been talking about his younger self. We would see him plastered to the window across the street, all excited, usually in his pajamas. History repeating itself. Thank you Matt for your reliable presence and company here for all these years.

Changed-for-Changing – Erik Ehn-- DAY 4

Come as you are

May 2, 2022. Sunset 8:01 PM. San Francisco, CA.

Come as you are. Pajamas welcome. And to all a goodnight.

Changed-for-Changing – Erik Ehn-- DAY 3

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