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megadread Jun 23, 2009 22:30:46
Replying to jimit

jimit wrote:
Pretty good atmosphere at Avebury.....a few drunk crusties at the Red Lion.....lots of picnics..busy but not too crowded...usual orchestrated drumming and firey torches...very clear skies at one point with Jupiter(?) brilliant in the east.....swifts nesting in the NE chamber of WKLB completely unfazed by the people around...meeting old friends (Hi Juamei!)... spotless barrow in the morning and an overnight crop circle two fields to the east..enjoyed.
Jim.
http://www.cropcircleconnector.com/2009/westkennett/westkennett2009.html
I was at the wklb too for the sunrise that didn't happen, not that i mind, it just gets better and better there each year.
Thank you Avebury.

S StoneGloves
StoneGloves Jun 24, 2009 18:36:46
Replying to megadread

It was pretty cold on Bolton moors, no sunrise - just a glimmer through the mist. I've identified the sunset point though, the stone row at Brown Stones. The horizon is quite high there so it occurs almost an hour earlier than in Bury. Returning home it's getting dark but Bury is still bathed in ruddy sunshine!