Introduction For readers outside the United States and Canada, Groundhog Day occurs every year on 2 February. It is a midwinter observance halfway between the winter solstice and the spring equinox. If the groundhog pokes his head out of his hole and sees his shadow, he has just forecasted six more weeks of winter. But, […]
Read more "Questing for Wonder on Groundhog Day"Introduction In 1969 Davis County constructed a causeway from Syracuse, Utah to the north end of Antelope Island, the largest island in the Great Salt Lake. Since then I have visited the island more times than I can count and have accumulated a couple thousand photographs of the place. I acknowledge my inner psychologist who […]
Read more "Questing for Wonder on Antelope Island: November 2020"Introduction Here are some highlights from a walk from my house that began a half hour before sunrise on the morning of 26 September 2020. Standing in My Front Yard Looking east. Notice Venus in the upper right. Standing in Front of a Neighbor’s House Still looking east and a tighter frame. Two Blocks South […]
Read more "Questing for Wonder during a September Dawn"It is much fun to witness astronomical phenomena, and even more fun to experience their effects firsthand on us and our environments. Milestone events such as solstices, equinoxes, and eclipses present such opportunities. I made an earlier post about the summer equinox of 2016 (https://th. Here some observations about the winter solstice of 2019 as […]
Read more "Questing for Wonder in Utah on Winter Solstice Day"The first sun rays of summer caress mountain tops
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