Wednesday, December 21, 2022

A LONG DARK NIGHT

 Winter Solstice has arrived!

That means the longest night of darkness in the year.

But there's good news too.

From here on, each day will be light a little bit longer.

Well, at least for the next six months.

Of course if you live south of the Equator the situation is exactly reversed so brace yourselves.

Did you recognize what yesterday was?

12-20-2022.

Try saying that out loud.

Meanwhile, on the Christmas watch . . .



"Hey, it was dark! Very dark! I just stumbled into it!"

12 comments:

Margaret said...

That date is difficult to say indeed! I like the picking up of a few minutes of light each day. The cycle of life and all that.

RedPat said...

That is a guilty face.

LL said...

I had cats that liked to hang out on the tree skirt under the branches. I'm sure they thought they were in the wild.

Kathy G said...

Our cats used to do the same thing.

Anonymous said...

Looks like trying to reprogram you with that intensity

NewRobin13 said...

Happy Winter Solstice and cheers to the return of the sun.

joeh said...

I've heard it said that the reason most cultures have a holiday around this time is they were afraid the sun was disappearing, when the days started getting longer instead of shorter they celebrated.

Frances said...

Thank god you are back....the tree just fainted!!

River said...

Oh no! Smashed ornaments. I hope she didn't get any bits in her paws.

William Kendall said...

How could one be mad at that face?

Ellen D. said...

When my kids were little, we tied the tree to the ceiling with fishing line so it couldn't be pulled down!

Steve Reed said...

I can see how that cat would do so much damage -- it's HUGE! :)