Shine On Harvest SUPERMOON—

tonight September 28, 2023

https://www.almanac.com/content/full-moon-september "This year, look for September’s full Harvest Moon to appear just after sunset on Thursday, September 28. It then reaches peak illumination at 5:58 A.M. Eastern Time on Friday the 29th, drifting below the horizon shortly thereafter."
Photo Credit: Colleen Quinnell/ The Old Farmer's Almanac

22 seconds shy

September 26, 2023. Sunset 7:00 PM. Sausalito, CA.
Celebrating the Equilux and the day before her birthday with my friend Lynne. Plenty of fresh air!

This day is actually 22” shy of actually equal time of light and dark, but the closest we will come this year.

So many thresholds crossed this week

September 25, 2023. Sunset 7:02 PM. San Francisco, CA.

So many thresholds crossed this past week, I didn’t keep up!
Wishing a belated Happy Rosh Rosh Hashanah celebrating the year #5784 to my friends and family who have now reached today’s sunset on Yom Kippur. Yom Tov. The evening meal is in sight.

Find YOUR Equilux!

September 25, 2023

For anyone who missed celebrating (or mourning) the Equinox on the 22nd, there is another opportunity to balance on the tipping edge of light into darkness on the Equilux—which is the actual day of equal day and night—It depends on your location in the world in relation to the Equator- For those of us in the Bay Area, it’s tomorrow September 26th
To find the day where your place on the earth crosses the light line- check into the website for timeanddate.com

flashback to July 4th sunrise

September 25, 2023. Sunrise 7:10 AM.

"From my daughter Ella in Little Havana this morning!" - Joe P
WOW! What a wondrous sight to behold first thing in the morning. Thanks Joe ❤

(July 4th, 2023- sunrise)

Autumn arrives in the wee hours today

September 23, 2023. Sunset 7:04 PM. Berkeley, CA.

"Sunsetting at the Berkeley Marina, An apt message for all of us" - from someone in our group of Equinox observers- I don't know who, but thank you. This is lovely--

As is the video from the very next moment.

Happy Equinox!

September 22, 2023, Sunset 7:04 PM. Live Oak Park-Berkeley, CA.

Another Equinox performance of Wendy Reid's magical tree piece #66 “ambient bird 433” returns again to Live Oak Park on the Fall Equinox
- a few minutes before sunset.
Thanks to all the performers and audience members who shared their attention, dogs and grey parrots with us. Love and special thanks to Wendy and lulu.

Coming soon! The Equinox is on the 22nd this year--

We will be celebrating again in a free public performance at Live Oak Park in Berkeley with Wendy Reid, her grey parrot, lulu and a small band of musicians.

Ambient Bird with sfSOUND and the Bird Ensemble returns again to Live Oak Park on the Fall Equinox
Friday September 22, 2023 - 6:15pm
Live Oak Park is located at 1301 Shattuck Ave in Berkeley. The precise location of the performance will be just north of the recreation/theatre building, near the creek under the trees. There is no formal seating: stand and watch or wander, sit on the grass, ground, steps, distant picnic tables or bring your own chair/ blanket.
At 6:15pm (preceding the performance), there will be an introduction of the musicians and their instruments.
Sunset is at 7:04 PM. We will ring the sundown with dailybell.

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

Clear Hole in the Sky

September 11, 2023. Sunset 7:11 PM. Brooklyn, NY.

Looking towards the Freedom Tower, the view now blocked by the trees that have grown up since 2001. A quick thunder and lightning storm just passed, clearing the air and opening to the blue and gold sky just above.

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

labor of love

Sept. 2, 2023. Sunset 7:37 PM. San Francisco, CA.

Greetings to and from my neighbors! Happy healthy Labor Day.
Thanks Norman for holding down the fort.

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!!

I left my bell in San Francisco

August 27, 2023. Sunset 7:46 PM. San Francisco, CA.

"Only Tony and me" - NT
It looks so nice and foggy and cool there. Still muggy here in Brooklyn, though I am missing that big loud bell.
Welcome back from your summer with your family, Tony!! It looks so nice and foggy and cool there.

tropical good night

August 15, 2023. Sunset 7:56 PM. Miami FL.

"It's cloudy over here-- So not as clear as yours"

-- "This one is a little less cloudy"- Ana L.

so moody...

more Moxi, less deer

August 15, 2023. Sunset 7:53 PM. Brooklyn, NY.

Here we are just around the corner from the Mona Lisa of Williamsburg with my sister, Lisa, visiting from Montana--
Very different sunsets around here from the recent sunrises at her home out there!

lost time?

August 13, 2023. Sunset 8:04 PM. Benicia, CA.

"...I lost time today and ended up doing a little gig with a good friend of mine in Benicia. Here is the sunset..."
- Thea Farhadia
Big sun over a tiny Golden Gate Bridge-- Thanks Thea!

August 9, 2023, Sunset 6:39PM. Jackman, Maine

We depart Jackman and head back to Scarborough tomorrow –
Sunday good news! I was finally able to go kayaking- Wendy C

So right AGAIN!

August 6, 2023. Sunrise 3:31 AM. Norrbotten County, Sweden.
Nice pic: Right?—Joe

From Joe P via Nancy M
“Does Hutch’s sister still post sun pics? Cousin enjoying long days, Norrbotten Sweden”

Hannah says, “another good one”

August 2, 2023. Sunset 8:17 PM. San Francisco, CA.

Thanks for the updates from the West Coast from my niece Hannah who is taking care of our cat and taking advantage of the cool weather and beautiful sunsets while we steam away here in Brooklyn.

homeward bound??

July 28, 2023. Sunset 8:22 PM. San Francisco, CA. "Another good sunset!"-- Hannah—
So many birds- Pelicans going home?

AI Sky?? NOT

July 29, 2023. Sunset 8:14 PM. Brooklyn, NY.

We’d just finished ringing little bells on the subway while riding over the Williamsburg Bridge. Stepping off the train into air freshly washed and still a bit moist, we turned away from the sunset to see this golden sky exploding behind us.

smell the sunset

July 28, 2023. Sunset 8:15 PM. Brooklyn, NY.

The corner of Bedford and Broadway on this hot steamy Friday evening. This neighborhood now has a smoke shop on every block (literally), and the beginning of the weekend around here amps up what has become the iconic smell of this neighborhood - everyday - all day.

right down the street

July 27, 2023. Sunset 8:22 PM. Ocean Beach, SF, CA.

"it's a good one! So beautiful. Right down the street". - Hannah

Front door and back door "good mornings"

July 17, 2023. Sunrise 5:51 AM. Emigrant, MT.

Front door and back door "good mornings" from my sister Lisa

almost there

July 7, 2023. Sunset 8:34 PM. San Francisco, CA.

"Getting ready to go ring the bell"
- Hannah

Right!

July 4, 2023. Sunrise 6:34 AM. Miami, FL.

From Joe’s daughter-- “Sunrise today from Ella’s balcony in Little Havana…nice; right?”

celestial indifference

July 3, 2023. Sunset 9:25 PM. Michiana, MI.
"Sun setting over Lake Michigan" -LB

Interesting trivia? I only just realized that the sun rises or sets over 4 of the 5 Great Lakes in Michigan. AND the state sports 2 times zones.

With the relationships between our arbitrary borders on Earth and the celestial indifference to them in mind-- today -- July 4th is the last day for the latest sunset of the year at this latitude.

While the sun has been rising later and later for several weeks now, shrinking the day from that end (about 4 second per day), the sunset will now begin its own shutting down of the day earlier-- slowly- but still earlier.

Thank you Lisa for these.

tiny deer and ufo?

July 1, 2023. Sunrise 5:39 AM. Emigrant, MT.

from my sister, Lisa- "picking up William this morning to go to the family reunion. SUNRISE"
There are so many tiny, amazing things here. I am especially fixated on the little deer who appear to be watching the sunrise as well as that round green orb that appears to be in the sky.
What IS that????-BH

wow

June 26, 2023, Sunset 9:15 PM. Emigrant MT.

"sunset last night" from my sister Lisa

Garden Of Memory Summer Solstice 2023

June 21, 2023. Sunset 8:34 PM. Oakland, CA. Congratulations to the 2nd year of reopening for the annual Solstice celebration at the Garden of Memory in the Chapel of the Chimes. Many thanks to the Cardew Choir for incorporating the dailybell sunset bell observance into their own 4 hour performance of Pauline Oliveros’ “Heart Chant” and “Rock Piece”.
Here’s what Tom Bickley had to report about the moment---“The Sunset Bell ringing was quite a draw. People asked if it would be upstairs as usual. We explained that we were the main location. Later an audience member reported that on the upper-level people rang keys, bells, etc. at sunset, too.”
Also thanks to friends Jenny Holland, Betsy Willson, Emily Klion and Sharon Plumeria from previous years for gathering forces and carrying on the tradition together.
Hopefully some of the participants from this year’s sunset bell-ringing crossing of the East River in New York will send in some documentation—which I look forward to sharing (I failed to take any photos or video)…

perfect solstice sunset celebration for dogs

June 21, 2023. Sunset 8:44 PM. Shelter Island, NY.

Fern and her daughter, Willow on vacation having a sunset sniff on the Solstice.
Thanks Connie!

This just in –

June 21, 2023. Sunset 8:30 PM. East River between DUMBO and Wall Street.

These photos were taken by Emily Whitfield who came to the event with her friend Joyce Burstein (a friend of Léonie) Such an unexpected trail of connections and pleasant surprise. That last photo in the series (5) is one of the guys who worked on the Ferry with his little bell. On my return trip, I couldn't find my ticket and his co-worker, who also had a bell- waved me on- This whole event was unexpectedly over the top delightful!
Emily's pictures captured everything that evening (except for the sound)-- For that-- grab some bells and ring along as you scroll through the pictures- or check out one of the earlier postings from that evening.
—post from Emily Whitfield-
“Had a great time ringing in the Summer Solstice with friends and random strangers on the ferry from Dumbo to Wall Street. As the dailybell event creator/artist Brenda Hutchinson puts it: Sunrise and Sunset, 2 things everyone can agree on, every day!”

East River Ferry Crossing-- from the Solstice team!

June 21, 2023. Sunset 8:30 PM. Solstice Sunset Bell Ringing.

Here is the first batch of photos to arrive from the terrific dailybell team who invited people waiting in line or the Ferry at the DUMBO landing to celebrate in the longest day of the year together as we made the very short (4 minute) crossing of the East River to Wall St.

These are the photos that Joe took- they include our signs, cards we distributed to everyone along with bells to ring and keep. Many thanks to everyone who showed up to help-- Joe Pokrifka, Mary Buchen, Hannah Hutchinson (and her friend- Sara??), Charlie Charles, Joyce Burstein and Emily Whitfield.
PS (If any of you have photos or videos, please send them- I failed miserably to document anything) It would be nice to hear all those little bells.