Fellow diallists,
TV viewers in the UK may be looking at the BBC2 series of 'Springwatch'
programmes, with another 11 hours of nature-watching still to come. It is being
filmed from the RSPB Minsmere (Suffolk) nature reserve.
As the cameras wander around, look out for a visitor attraction on the reserve
which appears like a series of wooden totem poles with carved oak bird
sculptures on top and hand-cranked sound systems giving their calls. What the
commentators may not tell you is that these posts constitute part of a simple
sundial. A central post with a carved wooden ball on top acts the nodus and the
other posts are positioned so that on designated dates/times, the ball's shadow
will fall at the foot of the post.
As we've had 40mm of rain here today, the dial hasn't been in operation!
John
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Dr J Davis
Flowton Dials http://www.flowton-dials.co.uk/
BSS Editor http://www.sundialsoc.org.uk/bulletin.php
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