Night of long darkness
Candles burn
Songs call the light:
"Return, touch our hearts"
The Winter Solstice is here -- the longest night and shortest day of the year.
When Darkness and Light spiral together . . .
. . . in the Eternal Dance.
Winter Solstice blessings to you all!
[All photos from the Internet]
YAY for longer days starting tomorrow!
ReplyDeleteand I will take one of those cinnamon rolls with mah cawfee (philly sspelling) for breakfast.
I have never seen a winter, snow covered ladyarinth........how gorgeous is that? Then enjoy one of those cookies.
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful post. :o) I loved seeing all the labyrinths. And I have so got to make myself a candlemat like that one. Very cool!
ReplyDeleteSolstice Blessings to you and yours! ♥
Such a beautiful post! I'm so happy that we will begin to enjoy more daylight now!
ReplyDeleteFor some reason this post feels like hope. Happy Winter Solstice♥
ReplyDeleteA lovely collection of photos for the day. This day celebrates longer days, for me. Even if they are more grey.
ReplyDeletesolstice greetings!!! This day means so much to me I chose it as my wedding day 42 years ago lol Beautiful photos Debra,,
ReplyDeletemerry solstice! my favorite day of the year. i just hate that the days will get lighter. i should live in a cave!
ReplyDeleteEvery day beyond today, I can work a few more minutes in the daylight. Until the pendulum starts to swing back, that is.
ReplyDeletethere was a similar pattern for the white walkers in game of thrones
ReplyDeleteAnd to you, Debra.
ReplyDeleteAnd to you!
ReplyDeleteBlessed Solstice to you my friend. I'm busy today making more cookies and loaf cakes for neighbor cookie platters. Oy!
ReplyDeleteIt's been argued that it's why we basically have a Christmas holiday. December would be pretty gloomy without it.
ReplyDeleteYour post is lovely. I found this chant online, but for the life of me, I can't remember the authors name.
ReplyDeleteshortest day
longest night
winter chill
frosty bite
candles lit
voices strong
global peace
solstice song
Brightest Winter Solstice blessings to you and your rare one. xoxo Oma Linda and all the Cuckoos of the Casa
Bright blessed Day
ReplyDeleteDark sacred Night
Solstice blessings to you, Debra, and to your Rare One and all your families. Celebrating the Return of the Light!
Winter Solstice, my favorite holiday! Yule log, and pine cones in the fireplace, waiting for family notes of wishes for the new year.
ReplyDeleteCan't wait to light it and sit out the long night bundled with hubby and pets.
May your Winter Solstice be joyous and full of yum!
ReplyDeleteBlessings of the Solstice to you and the Rare One! Let the longer days begin!
ReplyDeleteis it an omen that my editor just told me right on the solstice that imma gonna do a major series with Mortal in the title and another one with Midnight in the title and another with Dark in the title for the readers in Serbia? :) What dark things should we do tonight?
ReplyDeleteInto the light...
ReplyDeleteA joyous Winter Solstice to you and yours - I love the fact that we are now on the return journey to warmer, lighter days.
ReplyDeleteThanks be !
ReplyDeleteHappy Solstice to you too Debra.
ReplyDeleteWelcome Yule!
ReplyDeleteBlessed Be.........
Aha! This explains why I woke up so early this morning.
ReplyDeleteA merry soltice to you!
And Winter Solstice blessings to you.
ReplyDeleteLove,
Janie
Winter Solstice blessings Debra.
ReplyDeleteLong dark nights are every lovers dream and a blessing [wink, wink !]
ReplyDeleteAm not sure how many 'believers' in the Northern Hemisphere 'Solstice' exist on my part in the hemisphere of this planet ...
ReplyDeleteBut HEY .... GOOD CHEER AND BEST WISHES.
Yes, light, please return and touch ALL our hearts.
ReplyDeleteI just saw "bit" on the news about Winter Solstice and Big Sur..Pretty pictures..Love your images..Blessings to you as well..
ReplyDeleteWhen I was in Greece, Debra, I bought one nice gift for myself: a gold and silver necklace - each link, a spiral. I was told (as you know, I'm sure) it means long life. I love it, and may "long" refer to quality versus time. May the new season be a long, bright one for you.
ReplyDeletebeautiful! a very happy winter solstice to you and yours!
ReplyDeleteHey Debra,
ReplyDeleteNicely put, my kind friend. Yay, I'm seven hours closer to the longest day of the year. Then again, I thought all days were twenty four hours long, unless you take daylight savings and daylight unsavings into account. I'm rambling, eh...
Have a nice weekend, Debra.
Gary
Truly beautiful post Debra! I hope you and your Rare One had a very blessed Winter Solstice! Big Hugs!
ReplyDeletelove this..happy yule dude.
ReplyDeleteWinter solstice is like reaching the top of a very steep hill. At least its all downhill now till summer.
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