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June 24th 2014. Clifton Suspension Bridge - Midsummer Day
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06-24-2014, 04:46 PM | #2 |
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We were so jealous we laid out the principle street grid of Manhattan to match you.
They call it Manhattanhenge or Manhattan Solstice.
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06-24-2014, 04:53 PM | #3 |
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Thanks for that, Bruce. That's a real eye opener in every sense of the expression.
I'll explore in greater depth tomorrow. Nearly 11pm so off to bed! One has to get one's beauty sleep.
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06-24-2014, 04:55 PM | #4 |
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Goodnight dear.
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06-24-2014, 06:23 PM | #5 |
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very nice, all of them!
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06-25-2014, 11:21 AM | #6 |
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There are places all over the world that rightfully celebrate significant natural events in human designs.
I've been interested over the years by the variance in calling the Summer Solstice either "the first day of Summer" or "Midsummer Day." Can't be both, can it? |
06-25-2014, 11:33 AM | #7 |
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When most people think of summer, they think first of the warm weather, not the number of hours of daylight in a day. The solstice is the exact middle in terms of daylight, but is only the beginning of the warm weather.
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06-25-2014, 01:17 PM | #8 |
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Heh. Says you who lives above the 33rd parallel. I had to explain the opposite to my kids, how it could only just now be considered the "first" day of summer on the calendar when it's been hot for months.
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06-26-2014, 12:17 PM | #9 | |
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Probably a better idea to pay the toll than to swim across.
'Bristol Crocodile' spotted in the River Avon A jogger has captured the clearest picture yet of what is believed to be a crocodile last sighted in River Avon near Bristol five months ago Quote:
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06-26-2014, 12:35 PM | #10 |
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equally dangerous, pound for pound, when wet.
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This bridge appears at the 15 second mark of this cool time lapse aerial drone video.
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09-04-2015, 11:54 AM | #12 |
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Guess people don't trust that bridge the way they're zipping over it.
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