Dear All,
I have a small booklet about the Owl Sundial at Little Melton First School (Norfolk, England). They used an owl on their sundial as a symbol of wisdom and as it is often used as a caricature of a school teacher. It was constructed in 2000 and the owl's beak is the gnomon. The leaflet includes the following poem: On September One, you can trust the sun Come Halloween, subtract sixteen. On Christmas Day, the dial's OK For your Valentine true, add a dozen and two. Add no more, the mid of month four. The mid of May, take four away. On June fourteen, don't add a bean. When August begins, add six little mins. The rest is easy: For any date All you do is interpolate. I've no idea who wrote it or how I obtained the booklet. Best wishes Jackie From: sundial-boun...@uni-koeln.de [mailto:sundial-boun...@uni-koeln.de] On Behalf Of John Carmichael Sent: 19 November 2010 15:43 To: 'Sundial Mailing List' Subject: FW: Sundial Information Hi Dialists: I received this intriguing letter from Ohio State University. The writer talks about an old publication called "The Sundial". And then asked me if I am aware of any relationship between sundials and owls! I am not aware of any association between the two. I asked him to send me any photos of this. Meanwhile, I'm asking you guys if you have seen any relationship between owls and sundials. Thanks! I'll forward your answers to him, or you can write him directly. John From: Nathan Varrone [mailto:nathanvarr...@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, November 19, 2010 1:20 AM To: jlcarmich...@comcast.net Subject: Sundial Information Dear John Carmichael, I am currently reviving a humor magazine titled The Sundial at The Ohio State University. In old issues of The Sundial, I often see an owl on top of the drawn images of sundials. Is there any association with owls and sundials that you would know of? Thanks so much for your time, we may do business with you in the future! Best, -- Nathan L. Varrone The Ohio State University Associate Director, 8th Floor Improv President, The Sundial
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