Yesterday was just plain dreich, so I missed the last Winter Solstice full moon likely to occur in my lifetime; today is bright and mildish with just a few showers - a very fitting contrast, now the year has turned towards teh light. I have a few confused sprigs of ceanothus still flowering, a few periwinkle and primula, and in the greenhouse there's a pelargonium strutting its stuff. Lots of little green bulb noses are poking through the earth too; my daughter a few miles away (on sandier soil) has snowdrops in flower!
I daresay there'll be a cold snap or two to come, but roll on spring!
Been a good day here, too and the Cold Moon is spectacular. In a way, when we get the cold clear days, I love winter as the light is amazing and low sun and dead vegetation pick up some very different views.
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Yes, it's a bit of a struggle to find beauty in a day like today, I grant you! It does make the fairy lights seem brighter though. Good day to tidy the kitchen cupboards... The main beauty of the day was found in the steaming bowl of home-made cock-a-leekie I had for my tea, I think.
The date is always a reminder for me of Pan Am 103 falling out of the sky at Lockerbie, 30 years ago. Less than 10 minutes later, if the bomb hadn't gone off, we'd have seen the plane overhead as our train went past Prestwick Airport, going home from our office Christmas party.
But yes, I saw my first snowdrops flowering today, long stalks & big flowers beside a carpet of tiny pink Cyclamen. Spring is coming.
Amazing family weekend with old steam engines, classic car displays, market stalls, and full catering and bar. And camping on site - Save £25 by booking in advance.
Topic: Shortest Day has gone!
Soon be next year!
