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Jul10

sun.

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The one moment when 99% of the world’s population can see the sun

For a single minute at 7:15am, EST, on Friday, July 8, 99% of the world’s population was (7.688 billion people) either in sunlight or twilight and could simultaneously spot the sun in the sky. It’s a minute in time that only happens once a year. The only countries not under sun in that minute were New Zealand, Australia, Papua New Guinea, and Antarctica.

It’s hard not to see, but admittedly if someone wasn’t watching for the phenomenon that unfolded Friday morning, they could have definitely missed it. This does call into question what it means to be seeing the sun. According to the website timeanddate.com, while the claim is technically true, the number of people perceiving sunlight is a bit lower – about 93% of the world’s population.

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“three things cannot be long hidden: the sun, the moon, and the truth.”
-buddha
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source credits: derek kevra and jack nissen, wjbk news
Apr21

sun.

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(no explanation about the alien orb)

 

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that moment when you are walking

 ‘here comes the sun’ clicks on 

 the sun returns

as it always eventually does

the universe in alignment. 

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“truth is like the sun. you can shut it out for a time, but it ain’t goin’ away.”

-elvis presley

May16

apricity.

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I love that feeling

of getting in the car

after a long day

closing the door

absorbing the warmth of the sun

 slowly relaxing and melting into the seat.

 

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apricity  – the warmth of the sun in the winter.

this term comes from the latin meaning “to bask in the sun.” 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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source: google images

Mar12

more or less.

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once again, the kinders have the right message.

 

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‘the day, water, sun, moon, night –

i do not have to purchase these things with money.”

-plautus

May22

kinder in the grass.

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kinder finds the perfect place right in the middle of the great wide open. 

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“science has never drummed up

quite as effective a tranquilizing agent

as a sunny spring day.”

-w. earl hall

Apr23

warmer.

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back in the parks today 

 under a sparkling sun

with

happy smiling people

and

playful animals

warmer. 

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“spring will come and so will happiness. hold on. life will get warmer.”

-Anita Krizzan

 

 

 

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huron river, gallup park, ann arbor, mi, usa

Dec26

crisp.

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as our temps take a dip into the zero-ish range,

it is good to remember the importance of connection,

the joy of giving to others, and the comfort of the sun.

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“it is the life of the crystal, the architect of the flake,

the fire of the frost, the soul of the sunbeam.

this crisp winter air is full of it.”

~john burroughs, “Winter Sunshine”

 

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painting by: francesca rizzato – ‘Winter’s Tale’

 

 

 

Jun22

more light.

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two grandies reap the benefits of more light,

each in their own way.

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“one benefit of summer was that each day we had more light to read by.”
― jeannette walls, The Glass Castle: A Memoir

Feb25

out.

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the kinders celebrate the return of the sun

with no coats and fast feet and smiles a mile wide.

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“i’m youth, i’m joy, i’m a little bird that has broken out of the egg.”

-james m. barrie