The sun is near solstice. Solstice is a Latin word that means "the sun stands still." If you were to go outside to watch the sun rise or set several times a year, you would see, unless you live relatively close to the equator, that each month the sun rises and sets closer to the equator (for me that is in the southwest) up until December. Around the 22nd of December the sun does not seem to travel any further south nor does it seem to be rising any further north; in other words it stands still, in the same place, for several days. It will not be long, however, before we will be able to notice its moving again, and each day it will begin to rise a little further to the northeast until mid-June, when it will once again stand still for the summer stoltice.
Some of you may want to do a science project in your homeschool: draw a picture of your eastern or western horizon. Each month observe where on that horizon the sun rises or sets and draw it onto the picture. Note at the solstice where the sun seems to stand still and then observe it as it returns to its summer stolstice. I did this one year. I was amazed how far the sun moved over the year. Those who live further north will see an even larger difference.
Are you getting ready for Thanksgiving? On Tuesday we will butcher my turkeys. We will celebrate Thanksgiving day on Thursday with my in-laws, but the rest of the weekend we will be spending time with my family; we are going to celebrate my mother's coming 80th birthday.
Have a wonderful day!
Jean
2 comments:
Thank you for the science lesson. I didn't know that! I will be watching.
So long to your big and healthy turkeys. May they feed you well this winter.
You did a wonderful job with them, good farm wife.
Nice photo. I, too, am an early riser. I noticed your 5:14 AM posting time! I don't think I have ever slept past 8 AM in my life. I have only slept to 8 AM when I had the flu or some other serious illness. The early morning is the best part of the day, though I know others may disagree. : )
I like to have my quiet time before everyone is up....I make my husband his lunch....then get breakfast going...and start lunch and supper. My sister-in-law likes to sleep past noon. I never could understand how she could do it! I would feel as if I were sleeping my life away!
Because people stay up rather late in France, they tend to get going later in the morning. I am not one of those people. I do stay up, but still get up early.
Hope you and your family have a wonderful Thanksgiving!
Nicole
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