Spring equinox
March 21, 2006
For some unknown reason I feel compelled to note the passing of each equinox, and a quick look out the front door suggests that the spring edition can’t pass too quickly. Central Illinois is on the south edge of a huge band of snow stretching across the upper midwest, and yesterday’s signs of spring are hidden from sight under a wind-blown blanket of the white stuff. The forsythia are blooming, some oak trees have red buds, and the tulips are poking up green tips, but for now we must take it on faith.
So let the record show that today at 39 degrees north latitude there are 22 seconds more daylight than darkness, and that the sun rises due east and sets due west, rising to an altitude of 50 degrees at noon.
Dave, looking past the snow to pleasant days and spawning bass.
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