handy pocket surprise

April 8, 2025 Sunset 7:39 PM. San Francisco, CA. Hannah heading to home away from home. We are so happy to have out nieces with us for these 2 months. Thank you, girls! We love you.

Hannah wandering around the block at sunset

April 5, 2025. Sunset 7:36 PM. San Francisco, CA. part 1- I recognize those flowers from somewhere nearby. Also, the sleeve of Norman's jacket which Hannah borrowed-- Nobody is really prepared for the weather here.
part 2- The view from Ginger and Hannah ringing by the ocean a few minutes later as Norman and I ring at home up the street. “Tomorrow we will ring together"

6 out of 7!

April 3, 2025. Sunset 7:14 PM. La Jolla, CA.

“6/7 college visits down!” Spring break from Oakland — whirlwind road trip from Bay area to Southern California—

Good luck Kazi- and Happy trails to everyone.

from Joe's early morning rising sister, Cindy in Myrtle Beach this week

March 23, 2025. Sunrise 7:19 AM. Myrtle Beach, S. Carolina.

“Sunrise today at Myrtle Beach…c/o my sister Cindy” – Joe P
March 27, 2025. Sunrise 7:09 AM. Myrtle Beach, S. Carolina.

“Today’s sunrise in Myrtle Beach (from my sister again)” – Joe P

“Thinking of you at Sunset”

March 22, 2025. Sunset 7:05 PM. Barcelona, SP.
-Barbara H

wow—such a peaceful sky drifting into evening.

“Spring Equinox Ambient Bird”

March 20, 2025. Sunset 7:21 PM. Berkeley, CA.
This was an unexpectedly warm evening (until the sun set) with a gentle Equinox performance of Wendy Reid’s “Spring Equinox Ambient Bird” piece. This was the moment just after the piece finished as it coincided with the sunset at the Indian Rock Park— Even a slight walk up the slope offered a surprisingly wide-angle view of the Bay and Bay Bridge and distant horizon on the Pacific Ocean. Happy Spring!!!

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Announcement for Equinox performance with Wendy Reid and lulu- ensemble

If you are in the East Bay this Thursday- Come on by-- Unless it's raining, this this might be a welcome, lovely moment.

From Wendy Reid-- “Spring Equinox: Ambient Bird performance this Thursday 3/20-6:30pm at Indian Rock Park: 950 Indian Rock Ave, Berkeley, with Krys Bobrowski, Brenda Hutchinson, Ron Heglin, Jacob Felix Heule, me and lulu. At the end of the performance, at sunset (7:21pm), Brenda will lead everyone in bell-ringing (dailybell). Please come and sit on top of the rock, listen, and watch the sunset”

As close to a balance as we can be at the moment

March 16, 2025. Sunrise and Sunset 7:16 AM/PM today. San Francisco, CA.

Equinox coming soon-- in the meantime...
Happy Equilux TODAY to everyone at this latitude-- Tomorrow will be a slightly brighter day- at least in terms of the amount of daylight-- Much love and all wishes for every little blessing possible. FYI: more info about Equilux (in Raleigh, NC)

To find your day of tipping into the light-- look up sunrise/sunset calendar here.
Photo credit:cbs17.com

in the room where it happened

March 7, 2025. Sunset 6:09 PM. San Francisco, CA.

Visiting Norman at Kaiser at sunset.

7 out of 8-- get in line!

March 2, 2025

It's hard to keep up with the cosmic calendar at the moment- but in case you missed it- it is still possible to witness some portion of the planetary alignment (7 planets!!!) which was on display on Friday--
An auspicious introduction to this year's beginning of Ramadan.

“Sunset yesterday; Dateland AZ…c/o my son Seth” - Joe P

March 1, 2025. Sunset 6:31 PM. Dateland, AZ.

Thank you, Joe and Seth-- for this. It looks so warm- thoughts of Spring thankfully spring to mind.
I was curious about ‘Dateland” and found this bit of info — Surprising given the utter absence of anything remotely tree-like in this photo.

February-- under construction

ahhhh- a little bit behind
February 15, 2025
In progress: You may have notice many seemingly random posts showing up lately. I am in the process of updating the dailybell to include missing posts.
OLD NEWS: https://www.sportskeeda.com/pop-culture/kissing-the-ring-internet-reacts-mark-zuckerberg-visiting-trump-mar-a-lago-election-win
This seems like such a small and futile gesture in the face of all the craziness and betrayal, but it's something. I do have something percolating with regard to the dailybell and the news and will stay in touch.

February 22, 2025. Sunset 5:34PM (photo taken). Desert somewhere My sister, Lisa shared this sunset yesterday in memory of her dear friend Tania who has just passed away. Lisa had this to say- “Well, today the sun is setting and Tania hopefully is in the Great Central Sun, and her day is done. Love you, Tania. Love you, Tania. Keep on keeping on. Hope you get a good rest.” We will miss you, Tania. From my sister Lisa to her good friend-- “Well, today the sun is setting and Tania hopefully is in the Great Central Sun, and her day is done. Love you, Tania. Love you, Tania. Keep on keeping on. Hope you get a good rest.”

February 24, 2025. 7:00 AM Pittsburgh, PA. “Pittsburgh from the US Steel Building… c/o my cousin Barb”. -Joe P

February 25, 2025—NORMAN AT SUNSET— need description

February 25, 2025. Sunset 7:54 PM. Philadelphia, PA.

“That was from an airplane near Philadelphia over the Schuylkill River.”
Wendy Mae Chambers

I grew up within radio news reports about the Schuylkill Expressway-- famous for traffic accidents-- every day-- It was known locally as the "Sure Kill" Expressway (BH)

February 28, 2025 at 5:58 PM. San Francisco, CA Friday rush hour on the way to Opening of Chelsea Ryoki Wong at the Oakland Museum. It’s a wonderful show and was worth every minute of the 2 ½ hours it took me to drive 14 miles! https://museumca.org/on-view/an-installation-by-chelsea-ryoko-wong-omca-artist-in-residence/

Ahhhh looks warm…

January 27, 2025. Sunset 6:04 PM.

“From sunset cruise in the Sea of Cortez, January 27, 2025”
Linda and Lamar

College tours-- ALREADY!!?!?!

Jan 18, 2025. Sunset 5:17 PM. Morro Strand State Beach, Morro Bay, CA.

I joined my friend Krys and her son Kazi (my godson) for one day 8-hour roundtrip drive to Cal Poly to attend the Winter Orchesis Dance Company performance. Congratulations to the performers and choreographers for their beautiful work and best wishes going forward.

17 years has time warp jumped from brand new baby looking at the world for the first time to checking out colleges. I’m so honored and grateful to have been even a small part of this journey (the long one and this relatively brief one).

We took a break at to visit the beach at Morro Bay and to ring down the day before heading back onto the frenetic freeway ride home.

Big Day-- Trifecta +1

January 4, 2025. Sunset 4:42.
Cape Charles HWY 13, Chesapeake Bay, VA.

"Pretty sky on the way home to Philly" Ginger and Jack

January 4, 2025. Sunset 4:58 PM. Los Angeles, CA.

“Here is the Hermosa Beach sunset for the Trifecta”
-EB and RM

January 4, 2025. 5:04 PM. Daly City, CA.

BH parking lot outside Sketchers

January 4, 2025. 5:04 PM. San Francisco, CA.

NT with the big bell at home

It's always Equilux at the Equator

January 3, 2025. Sunrise 8:35 AM. Casablanca, Morocco.

“interesting so close to the equator has such a late sunrise” YES!!
Joe P

Norman at home

January 2, 2025. Sunset 5:02 PM. San Francisco, CA.

Tony and the mushrooms

January 1, 2025. Sunset 5:01 PM. San Francisco, CA. Bright orange next generation-- Same place as last year. Poisonous? little miracle

Bright orange next generation-- Same place as last year. Poisonous? little miracle.

Golden Gate First Morning on the Bridge 2025

January 1, 2025. Sunrise 7:25 AM. Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, CA.
Lynne and Pete on the Golden Gate Bridge before sunrise. A rare view in so many ways—I’ve never been on the bridge that early- I have hardly been anywhere outside of my house (my bed, even) that early in the morning—thank you guys!!

New Year's Echo

January 1, 2025. Midnight. San Francisco, CA. The echoes of last year’s protest were still there amidst the more subdued transition into this new year. What’s the opposite of a celebration?

Gathering is Good

December 31, 2024. Sunset 5:01 PM. San Francisco, CA.

Visitors from across the street, across town and across the Bay join us for this last sunset of the year. Gathering is good.

“And the other day”

December 30, 2024. Sunset 4:57 PM. Virginia Beach, VA.

- Ginger (my niece) and Jack

What happened last year as the year changed over

December 30, 2024
Bisan Owda's passionate and eloquent plea and outrage reminded me of Last New Year's Eve and how much worse it has become--
I'm reposting from New Year's Eve last year (2023) and what had started as the usual- head outside at midnight to listen to the change as we cross over the time line from one year to the next- as I realized that the honking was NOT a celebration but a protest.

And where are we now? So far beyond imagining that a procession of cars honking in the middle of the night could have any impact to the horrible reality on the ground now where the only thing people can rely on is the rising of the sun.

Happy Winter Solstice!

December 22, 2024

As our days into the light have begun to unravel before us, I am finding some small comfort in the fact of this inexorable progression. Especially as it stands in the face of greater and more outrageous visions and demands of upheaval on a daily basis here on the surface of the Earth.

As a child I was in love with fairy tales, oddly perhaps, favoring those of the Grimm brothers. One in particular has sprung to mind. If you are not familiar with the tale of The Fisherman and His Wife, I invite you to read it. It involves a fisherman, his wife and her insatiable need for power and a magical, talking fish.

Enjoy--

heading home

December 9, 2024. Sunset 4:40 PM. San Francisco, CA.

"GG Bridge and sunball"- Elisabeth Beaird and Richard Marriott

Solstice preview-- Something to lift your spirits a bit.

December 8, 2024.
This happens every year -- a string of 10 days where the sun set reaches and stays at its earliest time. So, in 2 days, the sun will begin setting later- squeezing out a bit more light with every passing evening. Not a moment too soon.
FYI- Here's a diagram of this seasonal dance up to and away from the Winter solstice in the northern hemisphere (at this latitude).

PS- if you'd like to know when this turnaround is happening where you live-- https://www.timeanddate.com/

Perpetual Darkness?

December 7, 2024.

This in from Joe-- a different kind of balance between light and dark-- If you ever long for the days of the unsetting sun-- this is the other side of the scale-- Entering a long dark period. NOW in "Utqiagvik, the largest city of the North Slope Borough in the U.S. state of Alaska

Gratitude

November 30, 2024. Sunset 4:51 PM. San Francisco, CA.

Ocean Beach -- our last night after being together for a week- It was not without drama but wonderful -- very grateful that we were able to be together like this.