Reub's journey

21 December 2011

Solstice

Mistletoe growing in an oak tree
We live near the setting of Twilight, the tween-vampire books and movies, and tonight is the celebration of the beginning of the winter solstice (12:30AM Dec 22). It's deep winter here in the Pacific Northwest. We have had weeks of fog and dim light, which I absolutely love: it's so moody and urges me to go in, light a fire and read a good book. Sleep a little more. Talk even less than I already do. At the same time I love the idea that day after day, for months, the light will begin to stretch itself. Until June, when I will be a little sad that the cycle already turns back on itself.

6 comments:

  1. what a cool, eerie, spooky shot!!!

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  2. mmmm, i love this photo. i love the dim and the fog, and i wish it felt more like the dark night of winter here - it's confusing to me to have it be so....not different. 60 degrees yesterday, which made for a pleasant lantern walk, but...really? sigh. happy solstice...

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  3. The photo is exquiste! Wow.

    A big ole Christmas kiss to you, under the mistletoe. Mwah!

    I also love the pics of the basketball game. How fun.

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  4. Thank God the sun is coming back!

    (isn't it sad that all the cool pagan solstice festivals are gone?)

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  5. I know what you mean. I'm either looking forward to longer days or else mourning their passing. What a difference latitude makes. In Mississippi, the difference in days was not so striking.

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