Lift up your countenance! The sun’s growing higher.
The light’s pitching camp on free mountain tops.
That hope you conceived
on the winter solstice
stands like a new day’s dawning
in your eyes
shining forth.
~ Einar Skjæraasen
(Seasons)
winter solstice
Hey Barbara, Happy Solstice to you and yours, too! I like your snow effect, because I’m sure you’re disappointed in the weather outside. The upside of this warm spell was a lettuce and spinach salad picked from the garden. I hope you have a great day.
Wishing you and yours a blessed Solstice, too, Susan! Yup, this snow effect is all the snow I’m going to see for the foreseeable future – sigh. It’s 56°F (13°C) here and on Thursday it’s supposed to reach 64°F (18°C)! Unbelievable! Enjoy your garden fresh veggies for me. 🙂 Can’t wait to see you next month.
Happy Solstice, Barbara! 🙂
Happy Solstice to you, Robin! 🙂
Our summer solstice picture for Australia would be so different to this one, come to think of it, so would the winter solstice picture!
Happy Solstice, Barbara. <3
Your climate is so different from ours it’s hard for me to imagine what it’s like to never have a chance for snow over the holidays. But with climate change, who knows what we’ll be experiencing in the years to come? Happy Summer Solstice to you, Joanne! 🙂
Shortest day of the year…
In Groton, Connecticut, sunrise 7:09 am, sunset 4:23 pm.
In Brevik, Norway, sunrise 9:13 am, sunset 3:17 pm.
How beautiful and serene! I love his “arts & crafts”-style paintings, many of which have been printed on cards. I had many of them when I was a child 🙂 I wish you & yours Peace and Joy this Holiday Season.
Thank you, Tiny! The first time I saw a card with a Carl Larsson print on it I was a teenager. I fell in love with the family lifestyle he depicted. Most years I have a Carl Larsson calendar hanging in my kitchen. 🙂 Happy Solstice, Tiny! May your holiday be Merry and Bright!
Looks like us here this morning. A new dusting of snow on every tree! Happy Solstice! Jane
Happy Solstice, Jane! Lucky you with a dusting of snow! I’m starting to dream of moving farther north…
Happy Solstice! We’re still waiting for snow this year. .
Happy Solstice, Sheryl! I guess the whole eastern half of the country is weirdly warm…
A great reminder that the sun is winning! 🙂
Yes, indeed! 🙂 I always think of the winter solstice as the dawn of a new year…