Twice a year, there is a period of a few weeks when the sun appears above our neighbour's roof, but lower than the eaves over my study windows. When there are no clouds, it can be bright enough for me to lower the blinds on the window.
Today is the first day I've noticed this effect since autumn. The sun's a bit pale and weak, and the sky looks a bit anaemic, but I can see the shadow of my own head on the floorboards.
So, we are past the winter solstice; the coldest average day of the year is past, too.
Bring on spring.
Not that I'm hastening my life away, you understand. If anything, I'm trying to slow it down, just to feel that sun on my face.
Thursday, July 14, 2011
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
Posts
1 comment:
My eye-line for the seasonal sun pendulum is the Semaphore jetty (I'm sure we have walked out to the end of it at least once), where you can watch the sun set into the sea well to the north in winter and then watch it swing back south as the season shifts.
We have sun today here too. Tomorrow will be even better, which is why I have picked it as the day to drive over to the old home town to investigate the well again and look for little Tom's grave. As for Spring, I am in the process of a brief post about it myself, with a floral theme.
Post a Comment