On Thursday night I got a message on my telephone asking me the time of the summer solstice. I was able to tell them that it would be 5.39pm BST on Sunday 21 June, which of course is today. Amazing to think that the sun has reached its most northerly point for 2015 and it will be moving south as from today.
The person who rang me was not the person who wanted the information but they did so on the grounds that I was likely to be able to supply an immediate answer. They were genuinely surprised to learn that the summer solstice could take place from 20th to 22nd June (19 June in 2488 but none of us are likely to be alive by then).
For summer solstice see here
The remarkable thing was that the next day (Friday 19 June) I ran into the person who wanted this information on three separate occasions even though I rarely meet them. Coincidence eh?
Then as I came to write this another quite strange coincidence happened. Last year as many of you will know there was a great osprey saga in Nelson Canada. The day before yesterday a chick was hatched on the the Nelson nest.
Now someone pointed out that this chick was hatched on the death of Nelson. Immediately I thought ....never Nelson died at Trafalgar on 21st October. Maybe they are thinking of Waterloo (18 June)
But of course they were talking of dear old Nelson the osprey who died on 19 June 2014.
So why so many coincidences? I guess that is because we only got 366 dates and then things repeat themselves.
So how long before Odin and EJ start to chase the sun south? I would say 60 days at maximum, just over 8 weeks.
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I can't even see him MOFFER ;-D
My eyes are nearly out of my head so I'm off! SYL xxx
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LOL Scylla. To the right of the feeder on the branches. The streams must have got crossed. SYL's :)
Birdie Num Num's brilliant DU summary 2017
We still have an ENS.
Birdie's DU Summaries 2018 https://www.imagicat.com/
It's absolutely chucking it down. Still no appearance by EJ or Odin.
SheilaFE said: So we seen to have a dreich day at LG, with 100 per cent likelihood of rain, according to Mary's forecast. Hmmm.
So we seen to have a dreich day at LG, with 100 per cent likelihood of rain, according to Mary's forecast. Hmmm.
Did I give a forecast this morning Sheila, will have to read back as I cannot remember it LOL.... going doolally I think!
Actually it is quite bright in my area, but looking at the Aberfoyle webcam its pouring of rain, so will stay put.
Still an empty nest (more sighs) :-)
By the way my sound is still the same, really have to strain to hear any sound at all.
EJ's Memorial Balgavies Loch Ospreys 2023
Still nothing. Cam remains on the nest.
This looks a little brighter :)
moffer said: I can hear rain :( The forecast doesn't look great today.
I can hear rain :( The forecast doesn't look great today.
Of course you are quite right Mary! It was Moffer to kindly gave us the forecast, and it now 80 per cent chance of rain, so a slight improvement! As for noise, I can only hear a faint chirrup, or rain drops, when wearing headphones, so it seems you and I are on the same sound channel some how! I hear a few infrequent drops at the moment,
More rain drops, and an ENS :(
I think that this may be our first Osprey-less day of the season. Cam remains on the nest. Neither bird has been near. I've not even heard them.