2-28-15 SHORT HILLS: I’m glad to see the last of February. March 1 always means spring to me even though the Vernal Equinox doesn’t happen for another three weeks. The sun is racing northward and by April 21 will be half way to the Summer Solstice from the Equator. At the Summer Solstice the sun’s geographic position, the spot on the earth’s surface directly beneath the sun, is on the Tropic of Capricorn, the northern limit of the tropics and the northernmost reach of the sun’s excursion. It is about 23° North Latitude.
At the moment the sun is at 10° South Latitude. At the Equinox, of course, the sun will be at 0° on the Equator, and four weeks later it will be at 12° North Latitude. Are we ready for that?
Winter is certainly hanging on with tenacity, our yard is full of snow, and it was 10° F. here at 7 AM.
No spring in his step.
Not in bloom....
Not yet.....
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