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The plants are moved to the dining table for a bask in the February morning sunshine. They can see outdoors to be glad they aren't out there on a very windy day. The outside flap for the stove hood vent signals high winds to me before I even look out the window.
Moving my life around to be in the sunshine would be nice. But, that would take a major move to a much lower latitude. Do you know the latitude you live at?
If you go to forecast.weather.gov (National Weather Service, NWS), and put in your zip code, then you will see a topographical map on the right with the Point Forecast for that station's zip code. Your exact coordinates can be taken by using a compass with that feature. (How far down from the North Pole you are and how far west from the meridian in Greenwich, England.)
A fun bucket list item is to see what it feels like to be on Earth's Equator. According to Wikipedia, there are 13 countries that it passes through. The closests to me would be in South America. Interesting though, Hawaii is the American state closests to the Equator at almost 19ºNorth.
At 44ºNorth, I'm a ways away from the Equator. I haven't even passed through the Equator.
Have you been on the Equator? To Hawaii? South America?
Yes, I've been to Hawaii twice! First, I traveled to Waikiki, and then years later, we traveled to Kona. The weather is very different than what we have here, but it was a pleasant trip. That's nice that you moved your plants in the sun for awhile. It's a sunny day today here too.
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Sheri,
ReplyDeleteThat is nice you've been to Hawaii.
Hawaii, I've been told, is a very beautiful place to live, expensive, but beautiful.
I’ve never been near the equator, sadly! One day, maybe…
ReplyDeleteMarie,
ReplyDeleteVisiting the Grand Canyon is as good as visiting the Equator. :)
Oh how nice that you were able to give those plants a bit of sunshine. Your spider plant looks much healthier than mine...I have sort of neglected it and maybe I need to find a spot more of sunshine for it. No I have never been to Hawaii or South America...would like to go to Hawaii sometime - my parents and brother were there and said it was beautiful. Take care and drink in that sunshine. Hugs!
ReplyDeleteNope, haven't been to any of those places and no desire to go. Sadly no sun really gets in to our apartment because there's a floor above us and their balcony overhangs ours. We get the very early morning sun but that's it. We've actually seen the sun a few times over the past week which is almost unheard of this winter. Setting records for the sheer # of sun-less days since November.
ReplyDeleteDebbie,
ReplyDeleteI hope do visit Hawaii some day.
The sunshine didn't last all day.
The spider plant gets a lot of indirect light. It pretty much stays in one place except for the sunny mornings.
Maryanne,
ReplyDeleteSorry you don't have a south facing window.
The light helps a lot in winter.
A few years ago here in Vermont, we had a winter like that, There were so many white sky days, I began to fear the color.
Nope to visiting all those locations you mentioned, but maybe one day. There are so many places that I would like to see and sadly less time. That said, we're planning a road trip within new England and parts of Canada for mid-May. Years ago, we had spider plants, but are now plant-less until we purchase some herbs that will bask in the windowsill light.
ReplyDeleteBeatrice,
DeleteHerbs are good!
Happy Travels. A May excursion sounds wonderful. The weather will no snowless!
I pretty much know my latitude at home but at the lake I know it exactly (within less than a second) because Gaylord MI is at the 45th parallel! I do love it when good light comes through. I have eastern and northern exposures and don't get a lot of light (plus the fact that I live in mid-Michigan and no one gets a lot of light). But when it happens, it is a gift!
ReplyDeleteJeanie,
DeleteHappy 45th Parallel! That is so neat. lol
For art, your northern exposure is suppose to be the best. It may not have sunshine, but your artwork will.
I live at about 48 degrees parallel, just below the 49th, but still in Canada. I've been to the equator, in fact, I lived a couple of miles south of it in Ecuador for many years. The sun was very intense, especially at the altitude of 9500 feet, in Quito. Very intense light during most of the day. Sunset and sunrise don't vary throughout the year on the equator, and I do enjoy the changing length of days now in Canada.
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