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Fall, Leaves, Fall
By Emily Jane Brönte Fall, leaves, fall; die, flowers, away; Lengthen night and shorten day; Every leaf speaks bliss to me Fluttering from the autumn tree. I shall smile when wreaths of snow Blossom where the rose should grow; I shall sing when night’s decay Ushers in a drearier day. *** *** *** *** *** Hooray!!! Today is the last day of Summer... At long last! For those of us who prefer the "dark half of the year"... Autumn was a long time coming. This summer began cool and rainy, but then the sun came-out.... and stayed. After two years of cooler-then-average summers, this long, hot one was a hard one to take. Tomorrow, Saturday, 22 September 2012n heralds in the Autumnal Equinox at 08:49 A.M. (MDT) The earliest arrival since 1896. "Equinox" is derived from the Latin words for "equal night.” Around the time of the autumnal and vernal (spring) equinoxes, there are nearly-equal days of daylight and darkness. For NW Montana (all times MDT)-- Sunrise:07:24. Sunset:19:34. Length of daylight: 12hrs 10mins You’ll notice that there aren’t exactly 12 hours of light and dark. Why not? [On the equinoxes, the very center of the Sun sets just 12 hours after it rises. But the day begins when the upper edge of the Sun reaches the horizon (which happens a bit before the center rises), and it doesn't end until the entire Sun has set. Not only that, but the Sun is actually visible when it is below the horizon, as Earth’s atmosphere refracts the Sun’s rays and bends them in an arc over the horizon. According to our former astronomer, George Greenstein, “If the Sun were to shrink to a starlike point and we lived in a world without air, the spring and fall equinoxes would truly have ‘equal nights.’” -The Old Farmers Almanac ] *** *** *** *** *** "Smoke hangs like haze over harvested fields, The gold of stubble, the brown of turned earth And you walk under the red light of fall The scent of fallen apples, the dust of threshed grain The sharp, gentle chill of fall. Here as we move into the shadows of autumn The night that brings the morning of spring Come to us, Lord of Harvest Teach us to be thankful for the gifts you bring us ..." - Autumn Equinox Ritual Wishing everyone---- MERRY AUTUMN & HAPPY FALL! "Autumn Leaves" by Charles Dickens animated recitation-- rtsp://v7.cache7.c.youtube.com/CjYLENy73wIaLQlWEC rEzaVE5BMYJCAkFEIJbXYtZ29vZ2xlSARSBXdhdGNoYKGgwd-U oJ3ATww=/0/0/0/video.3gp
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