Day 381

March 27, 2021. Sunset 7:28 PM. San Francisco, CA.

Sharing a Passover sundown. Counting our blessings. Happy Passover.
12:26:27
Day 381 sunset at home

Day 380

March 26, 2021. Sunset 7:27 PM. San Francisco, CA.

Me, Matt and Norman. The house band... 12:24:01
Day 380 since March 11, 2020

Day 379

March 25, 2021. Sunset 7:26 PM. San Francisco, CA.

With each minute of added daylight, we also slowly drift from purple to orange.
12:21:34
Day 379 since March 11, 2020

Day 378

March 24, 2021. Sunset 7:25 PM. San Francisco, CA.

Joining the regulars this evening--special guests Amir, Tara and Aloo who is just 9 weeks old.
12:19:08
Day 378 since March 11, 2020

Ocean Beach

March 24, 2021. Sunset 7:25 PM. San Francisco, CA.

“Ocean Beach blustery sunset”
- Elisabeth Beaird and Richard Marriott

Day 377

March 23, 2021. Sunset 7:24 PM. San Francisco, CA.

Look what the wind blew in-- Thanks Elisabeth and Richard for bringing the bells and gongs- It's been a while since we heard them around here. And thank you, Paul for the snack. Moon rising over the band reunion and friends. Plus THE bird is back. Extra noisy tonight-
12:16:41
Day 377 since March 11, 2020

Day 376

March 22, 2021. Sunset 7:23 PM. San Francisco, CA.

12:14:15. Good evening
Day 376 since March 11, 2020.

Day 375

March 21, 2021. Sunset 7:20 PM. San Francisco, CA.

So windy this evening, it must be the "in like a lion" part of Spring. Digging in the dirt to resume in the morning- Planting a new sewer pipe. 12:11:48
Day 375 since March 11, 2020.

New Sounds...

March 21, 2021 7:19pm. Sunset, Berkeley Marina.

“New Sounds.”
-Thea Farhadian
Thank you Thea-- Such a clear evening! What is the music? It's been a while since I've seen silhouettes along the shoreline there. It used to be such a magical moment - a gentle gathering at the end of the day- Fraught for so long now, it's a little jarring. A hesitating welcome, I realize I'm still holding my breath.

Day 374 - Happy Equinox!

March 20, 2021. Sunset 7:21 PM. San Francisco, CA.

Happy Equinox! Brand new Spring moon rising.
12:09:21 The sun is pushing through more than 2 1/2 minutes a day. Let's hope some illumination follows sooner than later.
Day 374 since March 11, 2020

Day 373

March 19, 2021. Sunset 7:21 PM. San Francisco, CA.

12:06:54 Equinox moon on the rise…
Day 373 since March 11, 2020

Day 372

March 18, 2021. Sunset 7:20 PM. San Francisco, CA.

I forgot my mask!
12:04:27
Day 372 since March 11, 2020

Day 371

March 17, 2021. Sunset 7:19. San Francisco, CA.

Leaning into the light at 12:02:00 today. Tipping towards the Equinox and Spring, Happy St. Patrick's Day in the meantime.
Day 371 since March 11, 2020

Day 370-- Happy Equilux!

March 16, 2021. Sunrise 7:18 AM and Sunset 7:18 PM. San Francisco, CA.

We have finally arrived (at this latitude) to the day of equal light and dark!!
11:59:33 Light vs 12:00:27 Dark. A few more neighbors stopped by to celebrate this evening. Happy Equilux!
Day 370 since March 11, 2020

Day 369

March 15, 2021. Sunset 7:17 PM. San Francisco, CA.

Clear and windy- Blowing towards the Equilux TOMORROW- equal day and equal night-- wait for it....
For now: 11:57:06 for the light side.
Day 369 since March 11, 2020

Day 368

March 14, 2021. Sunset 7:16. PM. San Francisco, CA.

Daylight Savings Time begins. Not one of my favorite days of the year. The one reliable, smooth transition in these times - is our ride around the sun. Seasons come and go, crossfading from one to the next. The sun rises and sets, daylight and darkness incrementally exchanging places with one another. If we were to single out any particular day from any year and compare the balance of daylight and darkness on that exact day in any other year in the history of time, it would be about the same. Yet, somehow, it seems we’ve come to equate Daylight Savings Time with the notion of Daylight Preservation Time. That somehow, by wrenching the clocks an hour forwards every Spring we will prolong the daylight. The daylight that is already increasing very nicely all on its own. And what about the morning? Oh, we’ve chopped off that hour of light and tacked it onto the end of the day instead. Ah- so let’s yank the time back an hour in the fall so we can shift that shrunken window of light to illuminate the start of our day now that it’s become too dark in the morning. It makes perfect sense to me to stop the sudden changes back and forth and to accept the gentle expansion and contraction of the day as if it were breathing light. However, the idea of remaining in Daylight Savings Time strikes me as a bit delusional, a futile attempt to keep the darkness from returning too soon at the end of the day. I would prefer to stay in Standard time for many reasons. Not the least of which is that it signals a willingness to be in sync with the rest of the world.
Day 368 since March 11, 2020

Day 367

March 13, 2021. Sunset 6:15 PM. San Francisco, CA.

Even as we emerge from sheltering in place and begin to "open up" to our shared public activities, we will continue to drag the bell out here every night for a while. It has become a valuable part of our local shared public experience and we enjoy ending the day with our neighbors and the occasional strangers who wander by.
DON'T FORGET – SPRING AHEAD! (it IS coming…)
11:52:12
Day 367 since we first started sheltering in place.

God Cloud!

March 13, 2021. Sunset 6:15 PM. San Francisco Bay

Traveling over the bridge 5:43 and 5:47 PM)
God cloud effect from Bay Bridge
-Elisabeth Beaird and Richard Marriott

Sea Isle, NJ

March 13, 2021. Sunset 6:04 PM

...from my friend Bob today at Sea isle, NJ...nice; right?
- Joe Pokrifka

Day 366

March 12, 2021. Sunset 6:14 PM. San Francisco, CA.

11:49:46. How does our garden grow? It actually hasn’t grown so much over this past year as much as been augmented by cuttings from Matt’s yard—Lots of them—Thanks Matt!
Day 366 Gathering at the end of the driveway- end of the day.

March 11, 2021. One year anniversary since the pandemic was officially declared here and when we were first asked to shelter in place. Each day for the past 13 years, I have been inviting others to witness every sunrise and sunset with me, ringing a bell as a way to mark and share that moment with ever more people. This activity has been my attempt to heighten a sense of awareness of our connection to one another through the regular engagement with a reliable and indisputable fact of common experience— i.e. the turning of the planet through the experience of sunrise and sunset. The pandemic has provided a horrible opportunity for us all to acknowledge this interconnection. It has also shown very clearly the many ways in which our ignorance (willful and otherwise) as well as the lack of identification with all other people has continued to endanger and exacerbate the inequalities and suffering in the lives of most people on the planet. As small, insignificant and ineffective as this daily practice of witnessing the sunrise and sunset may be in the face of such global upheaval and contentiousness, it was still necessary for me to commit to a loud, public and reliable marking of a truly universal experience and perspective during this time. Same time, same place, every day. So, for the past 365 days we have been gathering at the end of the driveway to ring a large, loud bell at sunset every evening. Last August I drove to the East Coast to spend time with my father for his last birthday and his expected final days on this earth. In my absence, my husband, Norman Tuck, continued to drag the bell out every night so that we could maintain the commitment to reliability of SOMETHING. ANYTHING. The tolling of the bell has signified many things at once – commemoration of those who have died as well as acknowledgment of the courage and sacrifice of the many others who made it possible for everyone else to keep going. It has afforded those within hearing range of the bell an opportunity to share the moment in the company of others- sometimes in person with masks and gongs and poetry. In the end, I hope this activity has served as a daily beacon and a source of comfort, signaling and sharing our presence at the end of the day.

ABOUT THESE PHOTOS (March1, 2020- March 11, 2021): Prior to the shelter in place directive in mid- March last year and continuing throughout the rest of the year, many people were actively engaged in the dailybell project. They have contributed photos, drawings and recordings of their sunrises and sunsets. Because of the daily proliferation of documentation from the sidewalk out front of my home, the variety of offerings from other people may be dwarfed. However, because these snippets are from other people in other places doing other things, their appearance shines through the repetitive daily sidewalk photos. Many thanks and much love to everyone for your commitment. It’s been an honor and blessing to be in your company. CONTRIBUTORS: Alex Wand, Alyce Santoro, Ana Léon, Andrea Aidells, Annie Coe, Barbara Held, Barbara Hertel, Brenda Reasoner, Caterina De Re, Connie Kieltyka and Bob Bielecki, Eric Ehn, Eric Kupers, Hannah and Ginger Hutchinson, Iris Alroy, Joe Pokrifka, Kathy Kennedy and Daniel Mace, Kathy Roman, Kattt Atchley, Linda and Lamar Allen, Lynne Piade, Maria Mykolenko, Mike Freer, Miriam Jacobs, Nancy Beckman, Rae Diamond, Sherri Wood, Sonia Megías, Sonya Verma, Thea Farhadian, Tom Bickley, Evangel King, Wendy Reid and lulu SIDEWALK CREW: Bernie Lubell, Mardith Louisell, Matt Garrett and family, Elisabeth Beaird, Richard Marriott, Beth Custer, Federico Cusigch, Steve Mobia, nearby neighbors and passersby.