Happy Winter Solstice!

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Its that most dreary time of year where you go to work in the dark and go home in the dark, but the sun is finally returning.

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And a Happy Summer Solstice for those in the Southern Hemisphere! 

The sun went down at about 3:45 PM yesterday where I live, but that's at least in part because of the terrain here. I'm looking forward to the return of the light.

Happy Solstice, all.

Mr. Sun really hangs in there for the west coast of Florida (5:40 set today), but I'm NOT into Winter or the shorter, cooler days... let's start headin' the other way, fer' sher'. 

 

God bless Zoner's past and present everywhere! 

Happy solstice and return to the light! 

Another interesting planetary thing happening this morn, at 10:21AM PST: 

Jupiter is conjunct Saturn 

Mid-morning, Jupiter aligns with Saturn in humanitarian Aquarius, the first time these two have met up in the sign of the Water Bearer since January of 1405! This signature makes for a truly auspicious Saturnalia, a festival historically celebrated between December 17 and 23 that invoked the lost Golden Age, when speech was free and all humans were equal.

A Golden Age when speech was free and all humans were equal certainly resonates with a Jupiter/Saturn conjunction on Aquarius’ first degree, heralding sovereignty, invention, and the potential for a new and improved egalitarian society. Jupiter’s tendency towards excess and blind optimism is nicely checked by Saturn’s restraint, making it possible to reform antiquated cultural institutions and systems built with subjugation and control in mind, putting power instead in the hands of the people.

I dealt a Taste of Firewood to celebrate.  Red Oak,  absolutely perfect Age / Saison.

Had to shake the Snow off of it.

Another Happy customer. smiley

The return of the light, soon seeds will be warming up - the cycle of life, the wheel keeps turning.

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saw the green flash last night

Happy Solstice!

I view it in a nondreary way ... in that we're rounding the bend and moving into positive territory.

(It's not Nigel's job to know the difference between feet and inches)

The sun went down at about 3:45 PM yesterday where I live, but that's at least in part because of the terrain here<<<

It's about 1:45 for me ... for similar reasons ... the sun goes dips below a ridge line behind the acid chutes (actual unofficial name)


 

 

There was a lovely rainbow this morning, some saw a double rainbow a little earlier. Blue skies, rain, more of the cycle of life.

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Happy Winter Solstice Everyone!

 

We had a lovely double rainbow here in Cornholio, along with actual blue skies and sun!

24 hour rainfall amounts in western Oregon ending at 5pm Sunday (got almost 3" here) 

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Turtle, I saw one on Friday, it shocked the hell out of me because I haven't seen one in a long time

and didn't remember seeing one in December before. (Naturally, no photo).

 

Judit, it sounds like a beautiful morning. Great stuff. I scraped ice off the windshield this AM; pretty cold for the beach.

Bound to cover just a little more ground.

It's a beautiful thing!

I love winter, I love the short days.

10.5 hours sun today

60 degrees in Salt Lake City on Dec 21st! Got the doors open to air the place out. Unbelievable! Looks like clear skies for the event tonight.  7:49 sunrise 5:04 sunset.

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A Solstice Sunrise someone posted years ago. 

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it literally will not stop raining here and it's been days now. fucking sick of it. 

NICE pic slick

Nice local! Yeah I saw it as it set and my friend had turned his head. He turned back around and it flared back up for him. Wa suuuper clear and a beautiful night. We will be down for sunset soon here. Enjoy all.