Happy Winter Solstice!

I'm not a Druid or pagan nor am I a large cruise ship although I'd like to be on one in the next month or so celebrating my 35th wedding anniversary.

I bring attention to Winter Solstice which, this year, falls between sunset yesterday Monday, 12/21 and sunset today, Tuesday 12/22;  the shortest day of the year.  This means we may all look forward to ever lengthening days, hopefully more sunlight and less SAD.

As an ad manager at a small tv station in a resort area, I welcome the shift.  I hope it brings, to my little town,  a strong Winter blanket of continual snow, with sparkling sunny skiable days and happy skiiers, snowboarders, XC folk and shoppers.  That will make my job ever so much easier.

Sun and Moon

 

I dread the end of Daylight Savings when night time falls by 4pm and the sun rises later and later.  Winter Solstice is the beginning of the end of that cycle.  Each day lengthens and suddenly, voila, we have long days again.  I operate in a much better frame of mind when the days are long.    Don't you?