A newly installed sundial was dedicated at the Pickering Creek Audubon Society Hoedown on Sun., Oct 11. Cutting the ribbon are (left to right) Cemmy Peterson, President of the Pickering Creek Board of Trustees, and Spencer Garrett, President of the Chesapeake Bay Herb Society, while CBHS member Gwen Siegmann watches. Holding the ribbon are CBHS members Jackie Garrett and Dana McGrath.
The sundial was created by CBHS. Several children demonstrate how you to stand upon the month of the year and let your shadow fall upon the time of the day. The new sundial replaces one that was built by interns as a special project about 10 years ago. Over time the stones subsided and the sundial was lost.
The Chesapeake Bay Herb Society found the buried stones and began the task of recreating it with a more permanent substrate. Digging began last fall and, with help from dedicated volunteers the new structure now welcomes visitors.
Spencer Garrett, who did much of the research for the new sundial, will discuss the history of sundials during the next CBHS meeting Nov. 5 at 6:00 pm. The meeting at Immanuel Lutheran Church, 7215 Ocean Gateway, Easton, features an herbal potluck dinner, a short business meeting and the presentation. The theme for the November meeting is a vegetarian Thanksgiving. For more information, call (410) 827-5434 or visit www.ChesapeakeBayHerbSociety.org.
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