FALL EQUINOX
Here are some tips that will assist you in the earth's transition:
The autumn equinox occured at
4:44 p.m. EDT when the sun was
directly in line with Earth's
celestial equator, or the equator
projected onto the sky. Day and
night lasted about equally long,
with about 12 hours of light and
12 hours of dark. This same phenomenon occurs on the spring equinox, which will next occur on March 20, 2014.
What is an equinox?
The earliest humans spent more time outside than we do. They used the sky as both clock and calendar. They could easily see that the sun’s path across the sky, the length of daylight, and the location of the sunrise and sunset all shift in a regular way throughout the year.
Today, we know each equinox and solstice is an astronomical event, caused by Earth’s tilt on its axis and ceaseless orbit around the sun.
All around us, trees and plants are ending this year’s cycle of growth. Perhaps they are responding with glorious autumn leaves, or a last burst of bloom before winter comes.
CELEBRATE!
For those who love craft, it's a great time to start some fall-inspired craft. There are all sorts of fall crafts you might like to try. A few ideas include: Carve some shrunken apple heads, make leaf prints, craft a fall wreath, frame fall foliage for decoration and use harvested corn to make corn stalk decorations. For those who love food craft, fall is the ideal time to get into making preserves, pickles, bottles of drink, sauces and frozen goodies.
Happy Fall Equinox!