Tonight is a very soecial night

[woolybanana]

Remember tonite is the shortest, when the devli's ride and try to hol back the light. But from now opn we crawl to the light, a minute or so per day, as we have turned the corner at last. Better temps are coming my dears. So, raise a glass to the coming warfmth and BE HAPPY

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[Gemonimo]

How I agree with you Wooly.  It's quite amazing, the moment we hit the 21st December and winter is only beginning [:-))] for me Spring is nearly here and I can put my SAD lamp away!

BE HAPPY, too, Wooly.

[Gardengirl]

I too always welcome the 21st.

I did wonder if you'd raised a glass or three to celebrate the date, Wooly!  [:)]

[just john]

[quote user="woolybanana"] Remember tonite is the shortest, when the devli's ride and try to hol back the light. But from now opn we crawl to the light, a minute or so per day, as we have turned the corner at last. Better temps are coming my dears. So, raise a glass to the coming warfmth and BE HAPPY

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Glad to join in your Iron agee celebration of Polytheism by opening our ''country dweller'' flagon of sloe gin, tastes 'andsome too![:D]

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[Théière]

[quote user="Gemonimo"]

for me Spring is nearly here and I can put my SAD lamp away!

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Who are you pointing that at?[;-)]

[Kitty]

Thanks Banana for letting me know.  I have cracked open a bottle of Lillet to celebrate.  Yippee.

[Russethouse]

The trumpet of a prohecy! O Wind,

If Winter comes,can Spring be far behind..

PB Shelley

[woolybanana]

Polytheism one end and wind the other. You dirty ùuggers

[TWINKLE]

[quote user="woolybanana"]

Remember tonite is the shortest, when the devli's ride and try to hol back the light. But from now opn we crawl to the light, a minute or so per day, as we have turned the corner at last. Better temps are coming my dears. So, raise a glass to the coming warfmth and BE HAPPY

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How many fingers do you use when you type?

[woolybanana]

Two nut I dont look, too much when O do!

[Rose]

[quote user="TWINKLE"][quote user="woolybanana"]

Remember tonite is the shortest, when the devli's ride and try to hol back the light. But from now opn we crawl to the light, a minute or so per day, as we have turned the corner at last. Better temps are coming my dears. So, raise a glass to the coming warfmth and BE HAPPY

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How many fingers do you use when you type?

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[:D]

[woolybanana]

Ow ya doin Roise poo, fit and healthy?

[Rose]

Fit and healthy in a radioactive kind of way [blink]  I do intend to be very well in 2011 [:D]

[woolybanana]

Greyman holding on too?

[Rose]

very much looking forward to Christmas [;-)]

[woolybanana]

festival or oats?

[Pierre ZFP]

Actually you're all a day too early.

Unusually this year the shortest day is 22nd December because a 'year' is 365.25044 days (yeah I might have got the decimal places wrong.)

So all you druids that got up for sunrise yesterday should have done it today [:D]

As an aside, I really put my foot in it a few years back when at a party in early December. 

Hippy-Flower-child friends of a friend announced they were getting married on 21st December

Congrats all round then I heard someone say

'Oh, not on the solstice then?'

Stunned silence as I realised it was me that said it

'WHAT?'

Yeah  the soltice is on 22nd this year, odd innit?'

Exit previously happy couple now in tears.............  [8-)]

and wife saying 'couldn't you keep your trap shut just for once?'   [:(]

[Cendrillon]

Pierre on our France calendar 21 Décembre is marked as "Full Moon, Winter Solstice (winter begins)"  I have to say that  here winter began quite a few weeks ago. [;-)]

[blink] Did anyone get up to see the eclipse yesterday morning?

[Pierre ZFP]

OK I stand corrected, the solstice this year was at 21st December 23:38  GMT / UT

I'm still not sure if that makes the 21st or the 22nd the shortest day though but no matter - the days get longer now!!!!

As for my party indescretion, I was right as it was 2003 and the solstice was at 22nd December 07:04  GMT / UT

[Rose]

[quote user="woolybanana"]festival or oats?[/quote]

festival of course [:$] [Www]

[Iceni]

[quote user="woolybanana"]

Remember tonite is the shortest ..........

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Has someone's calendar been on the prune juice?

John

 

[Cendrillon]

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/21/20101222/tuk-druids-at-stonehenge-solstice-event-6323e80.html

Pierre, something for you et les autres, sorry I can't do the link but hope you can cut and paste etc.

[pachapapa]

[quote user="Pierre ZFP"]OK I stand corrected, the solstice this year was at 21st December 23:38  GMT / UT
I'm still not sure if that makes the 21st or the 22nd the shortest day though but no matter - the days get longer now!!!!

As for my party indescretion, I was right as it was 2003 and the solstice was at 22nd December 07:04  GMT / UT[/quote]

Are you perhaps confusing between the summer solstice 20th-21st and the winter solstice 21st-22nd.

The actual time of sun at Cancer & Capricorn varies within these slots.

Strange your friends getting married just before CHRISTmas.[;-)]

The first Lunar Ecliptical Solstice since 1638 this year...another reason for snow showers.

[pachapapa]

And after that special night with the days henceforth getting longer...can I welcome you to the FIRST DAY of Winter in the northern hemisphere.[:D]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YUOLXiK9xxE&feature=player_embedded

[woolybanana]

It seems to have been going on forever already. I do hope today's rain is not a sigh of things to come; we had to leave the beach as it was so wet - well, PD was cold.