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National Creativity Day

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Hey there. Today, May 30th, is “National Creativity Day”.

AOL writes:

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“You don’t need to be a painter or a poet to “be creative” — and thank goodness for that. National Creativity Day, celebrated every May 30, was created to invite everyone to tap into their imagination, embrace new ideas, and express themselves… in whatever form feels right.

Whether that’s cooking, songwriting, parenting, reorganizing your bookshelves by color (no notes), or mowing lines in your lawn just so, creativity comes in many shapes and sizes — and all of them are meaningful and worthwhile.

A brief history

This holiday was established in 2018 by Hal Croasmun and ScreenwritingU to highlight the power of imagination and recognize the many different ways people create.

Since then, it’s become a meaningful annual reminder to step outside our routines and make something — anything. It’s also a chance to pause and notice the small ways you’re already being creative in daily life. Your gut instinct might be to say, “Oh, I’m not a creative person.” But we’re willing to bet you are — and you just might not be giving yourself enough credit.

Creativity isn’t just about creating art — it’s part of how we live. Read full article at AOL »

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Spring Equinox

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Hey there hat wearing, cartoon horse loving, darlings you.

It’s a bit nippy our part of the world but Hattingdon opted to wear a large black fascinator anyway, embellished with a very substantial bloom in a luscious pink along with a touch of sweet greenery. What’s it all about? Spring Equinox! Ain’t she sweet?

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Spring Equinox

We didn’t even know for sure what Spring Equinox was. It’s been a long time since we were in school. We know. If we watched the Weather Channel we would know all this. Or even the local news! We noticed it of course because of social media. How “today” of us all.

Anyway, it goes like this:

The word Equinox comes from Latin and means “equality of night and day” . . . . In the northern hemisphere, the spring, or vernal equinox happens around March 21, when the sun moves north across the celestial equator. The autumnal equinox occurs around September 22nd, when the sun crosses the celestial equator going south. (Dictionary.com)

So on March 21, 2019, you will see approximately 12 hours of daylight and 12 hours of night. Sounds perfectly reasonable!

Why do we have an Equinox?

Brian Resnick writes:

The equinox, the seasons, and the changing length of daylight hours throughout the year are all due to one fact: The Earth spins on a tilted axis.

The tilt — possibly caused by a massive object hitting Earth billions of years ago — means that half the year, the North Pole is pointed toward the sun. For the other half of the year, the South Pole gets more light. It’s what gives us the seasons. (vox.com)

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