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i'll get out the Marigolds.

 Just so, Lady Trumpington... just so...

Yule Blessings
By WinterSky

To one and all I send to you,
Blessings on this day.
Wishing joy and merriment,
May it always come your way.

As you light the Yule log fire,
And the candles are all a-glow,
Be thankful for what you've reaped this year,
And all you've grown to Know!

As you bid farewell to the Holly King,
Under his blanket of snow,
Open your arms to the Oak King,
For the light he will bestow.

That was pretty straight-ahead, heartfelt, and even sociable acceptable, Chris.     Are you sure everything's okay?
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I liked the picture

I like that sort of thing also Chris   
Winter solstice today

  I like it Chris

azriel wrote:I like that sort of thing also Chris   
Winter solstice today

Happy solstice, everyone!

I was about to say something very physics climate geeky about the solstice I just realized, but will squelch it and just wish everyone a happy shortest day of the year. The ice cube dwellers will probably be happy to have it behind them.

While the winter solstice is celebrated on the 21. I think the day with the least light is actually the 22.  

Still, I'm guessing I'm not the only one who will be happy about the fact that's it's starting to get lighter.  

It's off by a day? The earth needs a tune-up.

is it?

Apparently it changes between the 21./22.  

Vintersolverv (norsk tid)

2010 - 22.des - 00:38
2011 - 22.des - 06:30
2012 - 21.des - 12:11
2013 - 21.des - 18:11
2014 - 22.des - 00:03
2015 - 22.des - 05:49

http://www.yr.no/nyheter/1.7923473

21. this year.

well then. ok. i haven't noticed much change

Well, it's supposedly the darkest day of the year.

But I agree that the darkness can get a bit monotunous.

At least it'll be a little lighter every day now, instead of the opposite. That has got to be a good thing.  

I didn't realize there was that much wobble from year to year. Am I reading this right? Sometimes the shortest daylight is 18 minutes long, sometimes it's about 3 seconds long? If it weren't for the future cast I'd say it's a light meter being affected by cloud cover, not an astronomical day. Year to year variations in daylight should be on the order of seconds, not minutes. This really doesn't seem right to me!   

Just found this, never heard of it, but it's pretty funny.

Garfield minus Garfield.

http://garfieldminusgarfield.net/

Garfield Minus Garfield is a site dedicated to removing Garfield from the Garfield comic strips in order to reveal the existential angst of a certain young Mr. Jon Arbuckle. It is a journey deep into the mind of an isolated young everyman as he fights a losing battle against loneliness and depression in a quiet American suburb.

Norc wrote:well then. ok. i haven't noticed much change

But then you wouldn't, would you.   
So when are you next scheduled to see the sunrise up there?

around january 20th
and it'll look something like this http://www.flickr.com/photos/arcticmoment/8408696727/
also, if you're on the wrong side of the mountain (which i'm not), you might have to wait another month or so

bungobaggins wrote:Just found this, never heard of it, but it's pretty funny.

Garfield minus Garfield.

It's great.

Norc wrote:around january 20th
and it'll look something like this http://www.flickr.com/photos/arcticmoment/8408696727/
also, if you're on the wrong side of the mountain (which i'm not), you might have to wait another month or so

Wow, that's certainly a moment to capture.  

Do you have some sort of celebration around then?

sure. we eat a special cake (which isn't that special really) and the school give it out for free

these:

Beautiful pics Norc ! some look like another world.

That sounds nice.  

I'm sure it doesn't make up for the lack of light, but still it's something to look forward too.  

yepp ^^ it is  

Az, it really is another world  sometimes it's just so ... beautiful