A Short Day

Posted on December 21, 2019 by vanbraman

Sunday is the shortest day of the year since it is the Winter Solstice.

I am so glad that the days will be getting longer again.

Winter Scene, Market Place, Jena, GermanyDuring my recent trip to Germany it felt like winter, but it is not officially winter until Sunday.

The picture above was taken several years ago and was in the winter time.

Christmas Market, Jena Germany, snow, Christmas TimeHowever, this is more what people think of as winter with the snow falling on the Christmas Market.

snow, jena, germany, walk to work, white viewsIn Jena I walked to work last week in the snow. But it was not yet winter.

Sister in Snow - 9 inch snow fall - Fun in the Cold - Winter sceneI am remembering tonight some winters of long ago. We had some very bad winters back in the mid 70’s in Iowa. Of course that was when we were worried about the pending Ice Age.

Glasgow Scotland, Rainy Day, Scotland country roadI am also thinking about the shortest every day that I have experienced.

I was in Glasgow, Scotland one year the day before the winter solstice. From sunrise to sunset was only 6 hours and 58 minutes.

See: A Long Shortest Day

Both today and tomorrow the day is only 9 hours and 33 minutes long here at home. I can just imagine how it would be if we were getting two and a half hours less daylight every day. I would be driving to and from work in the dark and not get any sunlight.

Now for longer days.

Steven

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A Friday Walk at Work V

Posted on December 20, 2019 by vanbraman

Today I took another afternoon walk at work. This was the last afternoon walk of the year at work and was a good time to reflect.

Saturday Walk, Carl Zeiss Innovation Center, Dublin, California, ConstructionPlus, it gave me one last chance for the year to check out the progress at the construction site near our office.

Saturday Walk, Carl Zeiss Innovation Center, Dublin, California, ConstructionI also got a closer look at the Boulevard development. There is a lot of housing under construction in this project.

Saturday Walk, Carl Zeiss Innovation Center, Dublin, California, ConstructionI had to take a slightly different route today as they have closed the sidewalk on the east side of the street. The sidewalk on the west side of the street is now open after months of construction.

Friday Walk, Carl Zeiss Innovation Center, Dublin, California, ConstructionThis also meant that I had to cross over Dublin Boulevard, but then had a bit different view of the construction on the new building. This side of the building is still waiting for the facade work to start.

Friday Walk, Carl Zeiss Innovation Center, Dublin, California, ConstructionI then decided to cut through the parking lot by the old Sybase buildings and walk along the fence of the construction project.

You can see that they have really made some progress on the facade of the building. I estimate that it is about 40% complete.

It was a good walk as the temperatures were a bit cool.

Now for some time off for the holidays.

Steven

 

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