May the Light be with you: Today, instead of Stonehenge and its gathering, a much more distinctive arrival of the Turning of the Year. This at Newgrange in Ireland where the sun finds its way down a long passageway to illuminate it.
Already we are unsettled by this new variant of the Covid virus. Omicron rushes through the population with indecent haste. The government holds fast that we will have a Christmas, but each and everyone one of us must make our own decision.
My granddaughter came back yesterday from visiting her friend and flatmate in Manchester, worried that they would both not be able to make it back to London, and that she would have to spend a couple of months in Tod. She mentioned two cases of Covid, one of a 12 year old and one of primary school age that she had heard of.
So it is a clever bugger this virus, we need to take the precautions the scientists are telling us but enjoy the festival of Christmas, just less hugging ;)
And if you want stories to wile away the hours. Binnorie and Gelert will be found here
Solstice blessings to you too.
ReplyDeleteThank you, and the same back to you. Your blog seems to have disappeared which is sad. x
ReplyDeleteNot much chance of the sun finding its way anywhere here today - very murky out there. One wonders what the ancestors would have thought about that, did they know that it was solstice time even so? Wishing you every happiness as the days lengthen and (hopefully) warm up.
ReplyDeleteIn answer to your question, 'did they know?' I think the answer is yes because many prehistoric stone monuments are centred on the East/West. That some managed, Maes Howe in Orkney for instance, to centre on the exact date of the shortest day that is a bit difficult to tell but there is movement either side of a few days anyway. Thank you for your kind wishes and yes I know there is a fog down your way, but you captured it beautifully.
DeleteThis grey and dismal weather we are having is my idea of the Wrong kind of winter weather so I'm looking forward to getting through the end of December and into a new year. Solstice greetings to you
ReplyDeleteYes Sue I hate the cold as well, snow would not come amiss. Thank you for your solstice blessing and I send a blessing back.
ReplyDeleteI am glad that we will be getting a bit more daylight back each day now. I have a sunny day here today so I will get out for a walk to celebrate the light! Happy Solstice to you!
ReplyDeleteAnd a good walk and solstice to you Ellen, just put up a video of Maes Howe Cairn as well.
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