Here we are, September 21st, and my calendar tells me it’s the autumnal equinox. The nights are drawing in and the days are getting shorter. We’re at the halfway point between the longest day in June and the shortest day in December. According to the Irish Times weather report, the sun rose today at 7:09 a.m. Irish Summer Time and is due to set at 7:26 p.m. IST. That makes slightly over 12 hours of daylight. If I check out my weather pixie (click on the widget in the sidebar) I can see that in Seattle the sun is due to rise at 6:53 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time and set at 19:11 PDT.
The flowers in the garden are wilting. The hydrangea blooms are turning a deeper red. The cosmos, on the other hand, are flourishing, as are the pansies. And the nasturtiums in the front of the house are still spreading and lo0king colourful. Last night I planted wallflowers to show some greenery and to have colour in the Spring. Thinking ahead.
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