Although the Solstice is generally on the 21st, I believe this year it's 3.27 am on the morning of the 22nd ... anyway I'll be having my customary 'encourage the sun back' bonfire tomorrow evening 🙂 I don't set much store by Xmas or New Year as they are just Human constructs and have changed dates to suit religious powers at their whim. The Solstice, however, is a cosmic reality beyond the wit and power of Bureaucrats and Bishops to bugger about with .... a real reference point for the changing of the seasons and the turning of the world .... to acknowledge that is to make an unfiltered link back to our ancestors.

Was perfect last year ... dry, crisp and calm with a starry sky ... this year looks like rain and 50 mph winds under a leaden sky ... will make the effort of course but may not linger round the fire swapping stories with my neighbours over a bottle of rum for long!! 🙂

K

Ps ... I can glibly avoid the Xmas commercial mayhem only because I didn't have kids ... and have my other-half who's as curmudgeonly as I am 😁

Last edited by Image; 21/12/23 01:16 PM.