COUNTY SLIGO
SEO CONTAE SHLIGIGH
2002 A.D.

 
DAISIES ... by day and by night

 

Daisies at 3 p.m.
 The image on the left shows a cluster of daisies when the sun is shining, at 3 p.m. on a dry sunny day. Note that the daisies tilt towards the light. On the right, we see a daisy from the same clump of daisies, at 9 p.m. on the same dry day, with its "eye" closed. 

Daisy flower and leaves, 9 p.m.

Daisies waking up at 9 a.m.
(Note: This is the same clump as above)
EXPERIMENTS
1. During the day, mark a place where a patch of daisies grows, and come back at dusk to see them asleep!
2. Come back early in the morning and see them waking up. Notice how they face towards the sun? Do they follow the sun as the day moves on?
3. Walk towards the sun through a field of daisies and see if you can see as many if you walked with your back to the sun. Why is this?

Daisy flower and leaves, 2 p.m.
Note the spoon-shaped leaves, and the different colouring.

 
The Moon

The moon has a face like a clock in a hall,
She shines on thieves on the garden wall,
On streets and fields and harbour quays,
And birdies asleep in the forks of the trees.

The squawling cat and the squeeking mouse,
The howling dog by the door of the house,
The bat who lies on his bed at noon,
All love to be out by the light of the moon.

But all of the things that belong to the day,
Cuddle to sleep to be out of the way,
And flowers and children close their eyes,
'Til up in the morning the sun shall rise.


 
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