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What a Difference Six Months Makes
A few years ago, I wrote the code for a sidebar widget that prints the solar ephemerides (daybreak, sunrise, transit, sunset, nightfall and the length of daylight hours) out on our website. Since yesterday was the shortest day of the year, I wondered how the data compare for the longest day of the year.
I took a screenshot of yesterday’s data and saved it as an image. Then, I monkeyed with my code to make the widget think it is June, 21, 2013, the longest day of the coming year. I got a screenshot of that data and merged it with the shortest day into the image above. The length of the day changes from just under ten hours to almost fourteen and a half hours – a net delta of 4 hours and 32 minutes.
We like our mild winters here but we love the summertime even more. We like the heat and the absence of the snowbird population that clogs the roads and supermarket aisles in the wintertime.
Rainy Day Comfort Food
On a cool, rainy day in the high desert, what better comfort food than piping hot split pea soup with andouille sausage bits, carrots, potatoes and onions? Verna fixed a very warm and comforting meal on a gloomy day. Click on the image to enlarge.
Arizona Christmas Tree
Just because we don’t have a big Christmas tree inside the house, Verna decorates the palo verde next to the road. I trimmed (removed some branches) the tree over the weekend and Verna trimmed (added Christmas baubles) to it today. Click on the image to enlarge.
You can view the finished tree by clicking here.
Tamale Casserole
Verna prepared a Tamale Casserole for dinner today. I took pictures of her progress in the kitchen and made them into this little slideshow. Click on the yellow triangle to advance from preparation in the skillet to filling the baking pans, topping, baked and then served. Yummers! 🙂
Chicken Parmesan
Since we were at the river last weekend, we don’t have any leftovers from our usual weekend cooking. So, Verna took a chicken breast from the freezer and created this delicious chicken Parmesan with pasta and her famous marinara sauce.
Damn – was this good! 🙂 Click on the image to enlarge.
