http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/2009/03/20/stonehenge-at-home/ A Bird Blog with Kate St. John Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:53:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/2009/03/20/stonehenge-at-home/comment-page-1/#comment-6711 Kristen Fri, 20 Mar 2009 17:33:38 +0000 http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/?p=4039#comment-6711 My front room windows signal the passing of the sun across the sky as the seasons change. In winter the sunset is aligned with the left window, in summer it's in the right one. It's fun to point out to friends. My front room windows signal the passing of the sun across the sky as the seasons change. In winter the sunset is aligned with the left window, in summer it’s in the right one. It’s fun to point out to friends.

]]> http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/2009/03/20/stonehenge-at-home/comment-page-1/#comment-6709 Bill Parker Fri, 20 Mar 2009 14:45:14 +0000 http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/?p=4039#comment-6709 Several years ago I was going to a meeting in Orlando, FL. There the streets are straight (unlike Pittsburgh) and run due North-South and East-West. Our airplane landed in the evening and we were driving to the hotel at sunset. The sun was directly in the eyes of the driver and aligned straight down the road. It was March 21 - equinox time! I thought, "Ah ha, a modern-day solar calendar." Several years ago I was going to a meeting in Orlando, FL. There the streets are straight (unlike Pittsburgh) and run due North-South and East-West. Our airplane landed in the evening and we were driving to the hotel at sunset. The sun was directly in the eyes of the driver and aligned straight down the road. It was March 21 – equinox time! I thought, “Ah ha, a modern-day solar calendar.”

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