Solstice memories

 First I'm sharing a blog from the past, The Returning of the Light from 2005

As the date indicator tells us, this is 2005, a rerun of a celebration with some special grandchildren!

And a great memory of Marjorie Bowens Wheatly, who has left this earth after giving so much to us in Tampa, FL.  Happy Kwanzaa to all!

The congregation made this ritual full of joy, here the yule log was lighted.

This is the choir I sang with for years...lovely people!

Three wise persons came to find something wonderful this time of year.

The pagans welcomed the Sun's return

Our Jewish heritage was remembered with lighting the Menorah for Hanukkah.

And everyone sang Jingle Bells.

Happy holidays and many thanks to my Unitarian Universalist community.

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From the Internet, some images I offer you.

Tanalian Falls at Lake Clark National Park & Preserve

.The Orion constellation rising above the stones at Castlerigg Stone Circle

The wheel of an agricultural year is the source of these rituals and celebrations each season.

Today's quotes:

One of life's most fulfilling moments occurs in the split-second when the familiar is suddenly transformed into the dazzling aura of the profoundly new.

Edward B. Lindaman

Perhaps the most radical act of resistance in the face of adversity is to live joyfully.

ARI HONARVAR

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Today's art:

The Snow Queen illustration by Edmund Dulac (1882 –1953)

I woke on Solstice morning to our third (I think) snowfall. It melted pretty quickly. But the day stayed in the 30s.