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Feeling alot of claustrophobia this year. The darkness, cold, and snow don't help. The Tradition of the solstices and Equinoxes being the start of the seasons is a very recent tradition. In the Ancient Pagan religions, they are the midpoints of the seasons!
The Winter Solstice is the celebration of the return or rebirth of the Sun God. This marks the days getting longer or the transition from the dark of winter to the light of spring. I had always been a cold season person Alot can get done when it is light until 9! Winding down, resting just enoughto recharge for the next planting season. Dream and plan mext flowers and veggies, knit while drinking something warm in those very dark days. It's a fantastic renewal cycle. For me, it feels like winter when the first heavy frost kills my vegetable garden.
Spring begins when I can plant outside again. But winter is never dreary or dull here; we have snow that melts after a week or two, and beautiful, sometimes deadly, ice that turns the trees into glass ornaments, sparkling in the sun. I have to be very alert on the roads. During the winter, I lay my plans for next year's garden. It's a season of dreams and some danger, when I'm looking forward to the future yet needing to be vibrantly aware of the present.
Christmas, when we rejoice over the birth of the Savior and look forward to his second coming, is very well-suited to winter.
I escaped NY after living there for 28 years. Been in Texas and a Florida for 35 years. I love winters here. The fall stars a new beginning for me over spring. The winter means hiking and birdwatching. Nesting season for raptors then seabirds. The gators are quieter.
I feel free. I loved the NY winters when I was young and took advantage of hitting the slopes to ski and toboggan. I miss that too. I live in the Phoenix Arizona Metropolitan Area. The High Temperature in December and January is from the 60s to the 70s. This means that I am able to enjoy cool weather during the Winter Months. I do not turn on any heat because I enjoy the nice cool temperatures in my Condo Unit. I have Seasonal Affective Disorder so I have to live where it is sunny and warm year around.
Those wintry pictures up above remind me of a photo I took, of a wintry sunset with trees and an old silo One little glimpse of the past, it was, and then the sun would be setting behind an auto parts store I'm retired now, live in snow country upstate NY - we have a guy to snowplow the driveway, and I don't have to go slip-sliding around to work or anywhere else, I can stock up, stay inside, and pity those who do.
Hey, I put in my time! I do love the beauty of winter, and these pictures certainly show it. I love a cold snowy landscape with a bright blue sky and sun shining, and birds at the feeder against the brilliant sparkly white background.
Winter is the time for me to slow down. These rocks stay warm long after the fire has gone out. Well, the Earth is a giant rock being heated by the sun. Just as the rocks around the fire pit slowly release their heat after the fire is out, so does the Earth slowly release the heat it accumulated over the summer. So even though the days are getting shorter after the summer solstice, the Earth cools slowly, giving us a summer heat lag and consequently hot Julys and Augusts.
An opposite heat lag occurs after the shortest day of the year, resulting in cold winters, as heating of the Earth slowly ramps up as the days lengthen. Again, think about the rocks around the fire pit. Initially, they are cool to the touch but as the fire roars, they become hot. So even though our days are currently getting longer as Michigan receiving more insolation each day, we are cold during the delay before the Earth warms and air temperatures increase, eventually bringing us spring.
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