Tomorrow is Winter Solstice. The longest night of the year is my favourite. The darkness is exciting, and there's the promise of winter which is upward, upward, into the light. Summer solstice is my second favourite, but sadder because the summer is a process of deterioration into less light. From its very first day, the summer goes downhill. Winter, on the other hand is the beginning of everything.
My daughter's favourite part of the weekend is Friday afternoon. Me too.
When I was a kid and we went cross-country skiing, my dad would always put me at the head of the line to charge up the hill and break a path for everyone else. I have always liked beginnings. I usually like to go first.
Winter solstice. Some may see it as ground zero, dark of the dark. For me it's just standing on the edge of everything and saying - another year? Yes! Let's go!
Question: what time of year do you like best?
mompoet - watching the morning begin to brighten at 8:06
1 comment:
When I was younger I really loved the dark nights, but I now love the summer -- I swear I remember the day that I realised that.
So, I'm glad somebody is liking this because this is a horrible time of the year to me!
Andrew
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