Winter solstice 2023

 

 

 

 

 

 

Counting the days to the winter solstice, and the holiday lights and decorations are festive in this dark time of year.   Sunset today, December 17,  is at 4:20 pm. 

This time last year, we were shoveling snow here. Friday, December 15,  it was a festive 51 degrees, and a neighbor was cutting the grass on the parkway!

 According to the old Celtic calendar, the solstice in December marks midwinter in the Northern Hemisphere, and the return of the light. This year, the solstice will occur on December 21, 9:27 CST. 

 Here's a post I wrote about it last year. 

 May you celebrate this time of year, whether summer at the South Pole, or winter in the Northern Hemisphere. Season's Greetings to all, this is the season of light.  

Amid wars and plagues, climate change and uncertainties, may this also be a season of hope, and peace.