Longitude vs Latitude?

Driving from New York to Montreal for the Still Listening celebration in honor of Pauline Oliveros, I stopped a few times overnight to visit with friends.

It was interesting to figure out the degree of influence in terms of position (north/south vs east/west) on the sunset times—degrees of longitude vs latitude.
As it turns out, in Upstate NY, our position in the time zone (Longitude) is a more significant factor than how far North we are.

Anyway, I love how late the sun sets at this time of year and look forward to a few more weeks before we head back the other way.

May 27, 2017. Sunset 8:21 PM.
Olivebridge, NY.

41.5279 N 74.2154 W

May 30, 2017. Sunset 8:23 PM.
Poestenkill, NY.

42.6904 N 73.5646 W

smoky sunset in Beijing

April 30, 2017. Sunset 6:30 PM.
Berkeley, CA.

Here you go!


- from Sonia Megias.

Sunsets with pianos and bells

April 26, 2017. Sunset 7:55 PM.
San Francisco, CA (AM).

Waiting in line on closing night of the SF Green Film Festival at the Castro Theatre to see the premiere of Twelve Pianos. Part of the 2017 Green Film Festival, the film by Dean Mermell is “a documentary film about artist / musician Mauro ffortissimo, and some pianos that want to save the world”.

I thought my Mother was pretty old when she died

March 30, 2017. Sunrise 6:57 AM.
San Francisco (AM).

This would have been my mother’s 84th birthday. When I consider that this year, I will be the same age that she was when she died, I am shocked at how “not finished yet” I feel. I wonder if that’s usually true, regardless of how long you’ve been alive.
Happy Birthday Mom. I miss you.

Jump into Spring

March 17, 2017. Sunrise and Sunset 7:18.
San Francisco (AM). Oakland (PM)



What I had thought was little bug I picked up in India was actually pneumonia- from which I am recovering (along with a broken rib for my coughing efforts). I’m feeling much better and am especially happy to mark and share this occasion.

For those of us North of the equator, we’ve already had the pleasure of the day of equal light / equal darkness and are now tipped towards the light. Here’s this year’s Equilux offering from the San Francisco Bay Area.

ahhhhhhh- thank you Sonia

​Sunset in Jiquilisco (El Salvador, Central America) on Sunday January 29th at 5:45pm!
Picture taken by myself from a boat!

Have a safe trip to India!
Hug,
Sonia

Riding with the Pussy Hats!

January 21, 2017. Sunset 5:20 PM.

Riding back from the rally of the Women's' March in San Francisco on the N-Judah. A deeply moving, happy and blessed day.