April 23, 2013 Solar Calendar’s first month!
And you run and you run to catch up with the sun but it’s sinking,
Racing around to come up behind you again.
— Pink Floyd (Time)
Marking the sun’s shadow during Ecuador’s rainy season depends on the mood of the clouds! It also requires a bit of discipline to watch for that sunset hour and the presence or absence of light and shadow. 2013 is represented with hit and miss notations across the balcony wall, and the new year is marked with pencil.
This past week I’ve cherished the sunlight a bit more than usual, because the circle of houses near the farm has been without power for four days! One squeezes the most out of the daylight hours when candle power illuminates the evening! (I’m taking a timeout at Hostal Ciragan in town!)
When I noted the end-of-day sunlight earlier this week, I marked the solar calendar and noted that the shadow matched (thank goodness!) last year’s mark! Continue reading
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