At the moment this post appears—9:03 Chicago time—winter has arrived in the Northern Hemisphere. Time to celebrate Yule!
In Chicago, however, it feels as if winter has been her for several weeks. The good news is that the days will begin getting longer.
Happy Winter! It’s a blustery 67 here, with no precipitation in sight. When I lived up north, and we had a mild day in the winter, my dad would always say that that put us one day closer to summer.
6?… 7?…
Imagine the axis of the Earth, the Earth ripping around that corner of its orbit, and the consequences thereof…
Merry Solstice!!
Here in the Pacific Northwest, too!
The days are again getting longer. We’re over the hump and on our way toward spring!
Ah, but summer where I am, near Byron Bay in Australia – the most easterly point. 26 degrees Celsius and 66% humidity at the moment. There is a heatwave warning in place – ‘severe’ not ‘extreme’.
Across the pond in England, winter is considered as starting in November(ish).
One of the weird things I discovered, when moving to the US, is the idea that the solstice marks the beginning, not the middle, of winter. However, after nearly two decades going through the midwest January/February, I now understand the reasoning!
I’m in Chicago right now, with family. Seasons greetings to Jerry (whom I imagine must be nearby), and to everyone else on WEIT.