It's been a l-o-o-o-n-g day!

[spear]

Greetings and commiseratons to all you northern-hemisphere type people.

At 5:47pm my time today (less than 5 hours ago) I was still outside in the yard doing things around the house. Didn't come inside until 8pm (just over 2 hours ago) when it was still daylight.

Yep - today was the summer solstice for me.

Sunrise was at 5:55am and sunset was 8:11pm.

A whole 14 hours and 16 minutes of daylight.

So where does the 5:47pm become significant?

That's when old mother Earth went to the maximum on the old axis tilt and now she's heading back the other way.

(You know - I swear I felt that slight hesitation, right at that time!)

Now the days will be getting shorter for me, and getting longer for you.

We had a fairly cool day today. It only got to 32degC (90degF).

In six months time it'll be your turn for maximum daylight.

[gunboat]

thanks spear for the update. i know there's folks above me who can't wait for the warmer weather to get back. i would be happy to just have the temps just stay no higher than the 90's here in houston.

reguards

don c.

[Snaggletooth]

Ya made me look at my calender. Tomorrow we hit our winter solstice here. Better take a flashlight with me in the morning.

[Yammer Dan]

Does that mean I get a longer nap today???

[Sleeperhawk]

Does that mean I get a longer nap today???

 

Who woke up the old shaggy bear, sheeez let him sleep, that way we will not hear anymore about some kind of blue beast. Maybe he should go take that brown thing off of Skid's hands.

[MiCarl]

Ya made me look at my calender. Tomorrow we hit our winter solstice here. Better take a flashlight with me in the morning.

 

It happens at exactly the same instant for everyone.

 

Spear is off by a day. The solstice will occur this month on the 21st., 17:47 UTC. Not sure what the time offset for OZ is, but the calendar there might actually read Dec. 22 at that time. His longest daylight should either be the 21st or 22nd.

[Yammer Dan]

Who woke up the old shaggy bear, sheeez let him sleep, that way we will not hear anymore about some kind of blue beast. Maybe he should go take that brown thing off of Skid's hands.

 

 

Got a Brown one!! Call it "UGLY"

[OldBear]

It warmed up to 32 here today too.....thought That was F vs C!!! Enjoy your summer.. those of us "up north" are just a touch jealous this time of year:innocent-emoticon: