Entries from June 2009

Saturday, June 20th, 2009

What is a solstice?

Sunrise: 5:59, sunset 8:26 – 14 hours and 27 minutes of daylight
The earliest humans knew that the sun’s path across the sky, the length of daylight, and the location of the sunrise and sunset all shifted in a regular way throughout the year.
They built monuments, such as Stonehenge, to follow the sun’s yearly progress.
Today, we [...]

Tuesday, June 16th, 2009

Summer Begins June 21

Yesterday’s severe weather here in Columbus and Bladen County almost created a tornado. Almost all the needed conditions lined up to scare the tar out of most of us. Damage to some homes, vehicles, out building, trees, and power lines was not as bad as it could have been. No injuries is a good sign.
I [...]