The Winter Solstice

If you are reading this post on December 21, 2009 at 9:47 AM, you are experiencing the winter solstice. Wikipedia defines the winter solstice here.

The actual solstice only lasts an instant, but on this day there is more darkness than light.

From December 22, 2009, until the Autumnal Equinox, the amount of light in each day will increase in small increments. We are, literally, crossing over from the dark and into the light.

Isn't that wonderful news? Just when it is the darkest, the light is seen on the horizon.

Merry Christmas to all!

Frost on the What?

I know you've heard the saying, "frost on the pumpkin." Have you heard the expression, "Frost on the INSIDE of the garage door?" Maybe, I should start at the beginning of my story and not at the end of it.

The morning was beautiful! You can still see a touch of the dawn in the photo. It was clear and crisp, very crisp! The actual temperature was 12 degrees below zero! It was COLD!

Isn't that a pretty photo?

This morning, I went out to the garage to warm up my car before I left. In cold weather like this, warming up the car is a necessity, not an option. I'm so glad that I didn't follow my normal pattern. Open garage door. Go out to garage.

Today, I grabbed my keys and walked into the garage without opening the garage door first.
Look what I saw!













The inside of the garage door was covered with frost! I don't remember ever having see that before. Look at the dance of the frost on the door.

















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