Sirius Ushers in the Dog Days, But Also Hope of Cold Winds on the Horizon

[boarderboy]

"Summer, like a wildflower blossom, is fleeting. With the passage of its first 30 days, about half an hour of daylight shall be lost along the way as Apollo’s chariot swings toward those faraway pastures of autumn."

Read more here: http://www.newsobserver.com/2013/07/06/3013784/a-star-brings-summer.html#storylink=cpy

For those of us in the northern hemisphere, take heart in days already contracting.

BB :rolleyes:

[utahcarver]

"Summer, like a wildflower blossom, is fleeting. With the passage of its first 30 days, about half an hour of daylight shall be lost along the way as Apollo’s chariot swings toward those faraway pastures of autumn."

Read more here: http://www.newsobserver.com/2013/07/06/3013784/a-star-brings-summer.html#storylink=cpy

For those of us in the northern hemisphere, take heart in days already contracting.

BB :rolleyes:

Your observation above reminds me of the Dogtown articles Craig Stecyk wrote for Skateboarder Magazine in the late 70's. I don't remember all of the verbiage but he referred to the Dog Star (Sirius) and other cosmological (or astronomical) ideas which influenced the Z-Boys and the coming of age of modern skateboarding. Hmmph. Such an irony: the dog days of summer always give way to the cold snows of winter and then back again. Thanks for sharing.

Mark

Bob Biniak below (RIP)