Happy winter solstice, friends. It snowed in the night (at last!) and the cat and I snuck out in the early morning to dust our toes with the stuff and peek both up at the still-dark sky and into the brightly-lit windows of home. Both made us frisky and bright eyed and grateful. It has been a season of making stuff: nightgowns and mittens and house additions and cookies and ginger bread houses and snowflakes and new songs and, if experience tells me anything, it will continue to be a season of making things for the long road ahead. Which is, I think, a wonderful way to spend one's brief time here on earth: with our hearts and hands busy in the creation of things which bring us and others joy and warmth and light and (hopefully) make the world a more enjoyable place to be. May today and the days ahead be filled with love, light and busy hearts and hands for you, too.
~Robin
Happy Solstice, Robin. This is beautiful. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteHappy Solstice to you, too, Julie!
DeleteBeautiful shots of warm light in darkness, light on snow; outside looking in. Glad you got a dusting of snow and grateful for your words when we read them. Happy Solstice to you and Ty, and Avah, and Cricket.
ReplyDeleteBack at you, friend-who-emanates-warmth-and-light-and-lovingkindness.
DeleteLovely. These beautiful photos and words have lifted my spirits as I find myself a bit swamped in chores :) Thank you for that and I wish you and yours every happiness this season.
ReplyDeleteWishing you the same, Deborah. And thank you for sharing "Stratton Mtn. Tragedy," and what a perfect and gorgeous accompanying photograph! ~Robin
Deleteuhhhhhhhhh~~~~~thank you for this piece of love (i feel esp wistful looking at it, as i spend time with my lovely family in the 'burbs of Long Island)!
ReplyDeletei'd love to share this piece of health wisdom from the I Ching:
The winter solstice has always been celebrated in China as the resting time of the year ~ a custom that survives in the time of rest observed at the new year. In winter the life energy, symbolized by thunder, the Arousing, is still underground. Movement is just at its beginning; therefore it must be strengthened by rest so that it will not be dissipated by being used prematurely. This principle, of allowing energy that is renewing itself to be reinforced by rest, applies to all similar situations. The return of health after illness, the return of understanding after an estrangement; everything must be treated tenderly and with care at the beginning, so that the return may lead to a flowering."
happy christmas day!
What a wonderful reminder to go iiiiiinnnn. Thanks for that. And happy Christmas to you too! xx
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