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    From Northern Realms@21:3/110 to All on Sun Aug 7 07:30:12 2022
    The Old Farmer's Almanac: Word of the Day


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  • From Northern Realms@21:3/110 to All on Mon Aug 8 07:30:02 2022
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    Horse latitudes
    Either of two belts of latitudes located over the oceans at about 30? to 35? north and south, having high barometric pressure, calms, and light,
    changeable winds.

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  • From Northern Realms@21:3/110 to All on Tue Aug 9 07:30:00 2022
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    Biddy
    A name used in calling a hen or chicken. An Irish serving woman or girl.

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  • From Northern Realms@21:3/110 to All on Wed Aug 10 07:30:00 2022
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    Relative humidity
    The amount of moisture in the air compared to the maximum amount of moisture the air could hold at a given temperature; measured as a precentage
    of saturation.

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  • From Northern Realms@21:3/110 to All on Thu Aug 11 07:30:02 2022
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    Pyrheliometer
    An instrument that measures direct solar radiation.

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  • From Northern Realms@21:3/110 to All on Sat Aug 13 08:59:34 2022
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    Mean temperature
    The average of the maximum and the minimum temperatures for a particular period; the mean equals the sum of the max and min divided by two.

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  • From Northern Realms@21:3/110 to All on Sun Aug 14 07:30:00 2022
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    Growing season
    Period betweenthe last killing frost in spring and first killing frost
    in fall.

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  • From Northern Realms@21:3/110 to All on Mon Aug 15 07:30:00 2022
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    Evaporimeter
    An instrument that measures the loss of water by evaporation.

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  • From Northern Realms@21:3/110 to All on Tue Aug 16 07:30:02 2022
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    Diurnal
    Daily; refers to events which recur every 24 hours, such as a daily
    temperature cycle.

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  • From Northern Realms@21:3/110 to All on Wed Aug 17 07:30:02 2022
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    Dewpoint temperature
    The temperature to which a given parcel of air must be cooled before it
    becomes saturated; the temperature of an object when dew first forms on it.

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  • From Northern Realms@21:3/110 to All on Thu Aug 18 07:30:00 2022
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    Dew
    Droplets of water which have condensed on objects, such as plants, which have cooled below the dewpoint temperature of the air.

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  • From Northern Realms@21:3/110 to All on Fri Aug 19 07:30:00 2022
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    Climate
    The long-term atmospheric conditions of an area; the "average" weather conditions, along with normal variations and extremes.

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  • From Northern Realms@21:3/110 to All on Sat Aug 20 07:30:00 2022
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    Barometer
    An instrument used to measure air pressure; there are two basic types, aneroid and mercury.

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  • From Northern Realms@21:3/110 to All on Sun Aug 21 07:30:00 2022
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    Barograph
    A recording barometer.

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  • From Northern Realms@21:3/110 to All on Mon Aug 22 07:30:00 2022
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    Anemometer
    An instrument to measure the speed of the wind.

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  • From Northern Realms@21:3/110 to All on Tue Aug 23 07:30:00 2022
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    Phototropism
    The effect of light on the direction of growth of a plant.

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  • From Northern Realms@21:3/110 to All on Wed Aug 24 07:30:00 2022
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    Phenology
    The study of natural periodic events in the life-cycle of plants
    (and animals).

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  • From Northern Realms@21:3/110 to All on Thu Aug 25 07:30:00 2022
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    Pareidolia
    The erroneous or fanciful perception of a pattern or meaning in something that is actually ambiguous or random -- like the Man in the Moon or animals in cloud formations or religious images in tortillas.

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  • From Northern Realms@21:3/110 to All on Fri Aug 26 07:30:00 2022
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    Cumulonimbus cloud
    Large, dark, vertical cloud with bulging top that brings showers, thunder,
    and lightning.

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  • From Northern Realms@21:3/110 to All on Sat Aug 27 07:30:02 2022
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    Cumulus cloud
    Fair-weather cloud with flat base and domeshaped top.

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  • From Northern Realms@21:3/110 to All on Sun Aug 28 07:30:00 2022
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    Nimbostratus cloud
    Dark, shapeless cloud layer containing rain, snow, and ice pellets.

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  • From Northern Realms@21:3/110 to All on Mon Aug 29 07:30:00 2022
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    Stratocumulus cloud
    Rounded cloud mass that forms on top of a layer.

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  • From Northern Realms@21:3/110 to All on Tue Aug 30 07:30:00 2022
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    Stratus cloud
    Thin, gray sheet-like cloud with low base; may bring drizzle or snow.

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  • From Northern Realms@21:3/110 to All on Wed Aug 31 07:30:00 2022
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    Altostratus cloud
    Grayish or bluish layer of clouds that can obscure the Sun.

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  • From Northern Realms@21:3/110 to All on Thu Sep 1 07:30:00 2022
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    Altocumulus cloud
    Gray or white layer of patches of solid cloud with rounded shapes.

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  • From Northern Realms@21:3/110 to All on Fri Sep 2 07:30:00 2022
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    Cirrostratus cloud
    Thin white cloud that resembles veils.

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  • From Northern Realms@21:3/110 to All on Sat Sep 3 07:30:00 2022
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    Cirrocumulus cloud
    Thin cloud that appears as small "cotton patches."

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  • From Northern Realms@21:3/110 to All on Sun Sep 4 07:30:00 2022
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    Cirrus cloud
    Thin feather-like crystal cloud.

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  • From Northern Realms@21:3/110 to All on Mon Sep 5 07:30:22 2022
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    Friggatriskaidekaphobia
    The fear of Friday the 13th.

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    --- Binbrook, ON: Light rain, mist +16C, UV Index: 1
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  • From Northern Realms@21:3/110 to All on Tue Sep 6 07:30:42 2022
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    Span
    9 inches; derived from the distance between the end of the thumb and the end
    of the little finger when both are outstretched.

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    --- Binbrook, ON: Overcast +17C, UV Index: 1
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  • From Northern Realms@21:3/110 to All on Wed Sep 7 07:30:02 2022
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    Pica
    1/6 inch; used in printing for measuring column width, etc.

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  • From Northern Realms@21:3/110 to All on Thu Sep 8 07:30:14 2022
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    Cubit
    18 inches; derived from distance between elbow and tip of middle finger.

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    --- Binbrook, ON: Partly cloudy +15C, UV Index: 1
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  • From Northern Realms@21:3/110 to All on Fri Sep 9 07:30:12 2022
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    Hogshead
    1 hogshead=63 gallons

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    --- Binbrook, ON: Shallow fog +13C, UV Index: 1
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  • From Northern Realms@21:3/110 to All on Sat Sep 10 07:30:30 2022
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    Chain
    1 chain=100 links=22 yards

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    --- Binbrook, ON: Partly cloudy +17C, UV Index: 1
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  • From Northern Realms@21:3/110 to All on Sun Sep 11 07:30:08 2022
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    Fathom
    1 fathom=2 yards=6 feet

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    --- Binbrook, ON: Overcast +18C, UV Index: 1
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  • From Northern Realms@21:3/110 to All on Mon Sep 12 07:30:12 2022
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    League
    1 league=3miles=24 furlongs

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    --- Binbrook, ON: Fog +19C, UV Index: 1
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  • From Northern Realms@21:3/110 to All on Tue Sep 13 07:30:18 2022
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    Furlong
    1 furlong=1/8 mile=660 feet=220 yards

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    --- Binbrook, ON: Partly cloudy +10C, UV Index: 1
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  • From Northern Realms@21:3/110 to All on Wed Sep 14 07:30:24 2022
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    Vanishing Tide
    A mixed tide of considerable inequality in the two highs and two lows, so that the lower high (or higher low) may become indistinct or appear to vanish.

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    --- Binbrook, ON: Partly cloudy +11C, UV Index: 1
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  • From Northern Realms@21:3/110 to All on Thu Sep 15 07:31:08 2022
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    Syzygy
    The nearly straight-line configuration that occurs twice a month, when the Sun and the Moon are in conjunction (on the same side of Earth at the new Moon)
    and when they are in opposition (on opposite sides of Earth at the full Moon). In both cases, the gravitational effects of the Sun and the Moon reinforce
    each other, and tidal range is increased.

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    --- Binbrook, ON: Partly cloudy +8C, UV Index: 1
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  • From Northern Realms@21:3/110 to All on Fri Sep 16 07:30:38 2022
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    Spring Tide
    A tide of increased range that occurs at times of syzygy each month. Named not for the season of spring but from the German springen ("to leap up"), a spring tide also brings a lower low water.

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  • From Northern Realms@21:3/110 to All on Sat Sep 17 07:30:10 2022
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    Semidiurnal Tide
    A tide with one high water and one low water every half day. East Coast tides, for example, are semidiurnal, with two highs and two lows during a tidal day
    of approximately 24 hours.

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    --- Binbrook, ON: Partly cloudy +14C, UV Index: 1
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  • From Northern Realms@21:3/110 to All on Sun Sep 18 07:30:14 2022
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    Perigean Tide
    A monthly tide of increased range that occurs when the Moon is at perigee (closest to Earth).

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    --- Binbrook, ON: Partly cloudy +19C, UV Index: 1
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  • From Northern Realms@21:3/110 to All on Mon Sep 19 07:30:08 2022
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    Neap Tide
    A tide of decreased range that occurs twice a month, when the Moon is in quadrature (during its first and last quarters, when the Sun and the Moon are at right angles to each other relative to Earth).

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    --- Binbrook, ON: Partly cloudy +20C, UV Index: 1
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  • From Northern Realms@21:3/110 to All on Tue Sep 20 07:30:40 2022
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    Diurnal Tide
    A tide with one high water and one low water in a tidal day of approximately
    24 hours.

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    --- Binbrook, ON: Fog +12C, UV Index: 1
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  • From Northern Realms@21:3/110 to All on Wed Sep 21 07:30:24 2022
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    Apogean Tide
    A monthly tide of decreased range that occurs when the Moon is at apogee (farthest from Earth).

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    --- Binbrook, ON: Partly cloudy +17C, UV Index: 1
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  • From Northern Realms@21:3/110 to All on Thu Sep 22 07:30:16 2022
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    Halcyon Days
    About 14 days of calm weather follows the blustery winds of autumn's end. The ancient Greeks and Romans believed them to occur around the time of the winter solstice, when the halcyon, or kingfisher, was brooding. In a nest floating on the sea, the bird was said to have charmed the wind and waves so that the waters were especially calm during this period.

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    --- Binbrook, ON: Partly cloudy +12C, UV Index: 1
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  • From Northern Realms@21:3/110 to All on Fri Sep 23 07:30:16 2022
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    Cat Nights
    This term harks back to the days when people believed in witches. An old Irish legend says that a witch could turn into a cat and regain herself eight times, but on the ninth time, August 17, she couldn't change back, hence the saying: "A cat has nine lives." Because August is a "yowly" time for cats, this may have prompted the speculation about witches on the prowl in the first place.

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    --- Binbrook, ON: Partly cloudy +2C, UV Index: 1
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  • From Northern Realms@21:3/110 to All on Sat Sep 24 07:30:10 2022
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    Dog Days
    These are the hottest and most unhealthy days of the year. Also known as Canicular Days, the name derives from the Dog Star, Sirius. The traditional timing of Dog Days is the 40 days beginning July 3 and ending August 11, coinciding with the heliacal (at sunrise) rising of Sirius.

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    --- Binbrook, ON: Partly cloudy +5C, UV Index: 1
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  • From Northern Realms@21:3/110 to All on Sun Sep 25 07:30:02 2022
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    Cornscateous Air
    First used by the old almanac makers, this term signifies warm, damp air. Though it signals ideal climatic conditions for growing corn, it also poses a danger to those affected by asthma, pneumonia, and other respiratory problems.

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  • From Northern Realms@21:3/110 to All on Mon Sep 26 07:30:08 2022
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    Midsummer Day
    June 24. Although it occurs near the summer solstice, to the farmer this day
    is the midpoint of the growing season, halfway between planting and harvest
    and an occasion for festivity. The English church considered it a "Quarter Day," one of the four major divisions of the liturgical year. It also marks
    the feast day of St. John the Baptist.

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    --- Binbrook, ON: Partly cloudy +9C, UV Index: 1
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  • From Northern Realms@21:3/110 to All on Tue Sep 27 07:31:00 2022
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    Three Chilly Saints
    Mamertus, Pancras, and Gervais were three early Christian saints. Because
    their feast days, on May 11, 12, and 13, respectively, are traditionally cold, they have come to be known as the Three Chilly Saints. An old French saying goes: "St. Mamertus, St. Pancras, and St. Gervais do not pass without
    a frost."

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    --- Binbrook, ON: Partly cloudy +11C, UV Index: 1
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  • From Northern Realms@21:3/110 to All on Wed Sep 28 07:30:14 2022
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    Plough Monday
    The first Monday after Epiphany and Plough Sunday was so called because it was the day that men returned to their plough, or daily work, at the end of the Christmas holiday. It was customary for farm laborers to draw a plough through the village, soliciting money for a "plough-light," which was kept burning in the parish church all year. In some areas, the custom of blessing the plough
    is maintained.

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    --- Binbrook, ON: Partly cloudy +10C, UV Index: 1
    * Origin: Northern Realms | tg.nrbbs.net | 289-424-5180 (21:3/110)
  • From Northern Realms@21:3/110 to All on Thu Sep 29 07:30:10 2022
    The Old Farmer's Almanac: Word of the Day

    Sunrise/Sunset
    The visible rising and setting of the Sun's upper limb across the unobstructed horizon of an observer whose eyes are 15 feet above ground level.

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    --- Binbrook, ON: Overcast +9C, UV Index: 1
    * Origin: Northern Realms | tg.nrbbs.net | 289-424-5180 (21:3/110)
  • From Northern Realms@21:3/110 to All on Fri Sep 30 07:30:14 2022
    The Old Farmer's Almanac: Word of the Day

    Sun Fast/Slow
    When a sundial reading is behind (slow) or ahead of (fast) clock time.

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    --- Binbrook, ON: Partly cloudy +5C, UV Index: 1
    * Origin: Northern Realms | tg.nrbbs.net | 289-424-5180 (21:3/110)