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WINTER SOLSTICE PLANT WALK

December 21, 2014 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Welcome to the shortest day of the year, in terms of light hours: just ten today, followed by 14 hours of dark.  Celebrate the light and the day-night cycle that guides our hearts and actions throughout the seasons.  Take note of plants that thrive and others that appear dormant in the colder, shorter days when rains come and go, frost definitively ends certain seasons, and the sun is low in the sky, its heat less intense than when high overhead.  Be on the lookout for the opportunists too, displaying rain-induced leaves and flowers or other signs of new invigorated growth from Winter monsoon activity.  Wear dark-colored clothes and be a solar collector during the walk!

WHERE:  Tucson Mt Park, pull-out #TBD

WHEN:  Sunday December 21st, 1pm-3pm

HOW MUCH:  $10 per person, up to ten people.  Please CONTACT me to sign up, and pay fee on day of walk.

ETC:  Wear comfortable/sensible walking clothes and shoes.  Bring personal gear you need, like walking stick, water bottle, snax, sun protection, extra clothes, pack, camera, first aid, etc.  Bring supplies for notes and drawing if desired.  Please arrive 10 minutes early so walk starts on time.  Carpool if possible.

OPTIONAL:  Make a simple sundial to mark time.  From 3:15-4:15, $10 per person, up to ten people, all materials provided.  Bring a snack for a short break after walk/before art project.

 

Details

Date:
December 21, 2014
Time:
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Venue

Tucson Mt Park, #