[rktman]

How could they possibly get any longer with the “lyin’ king” in office? LOL! Looks like we may be a little safer since he’s on vaca. Glad we could pony up the $$$ to pay for them to get some much needed rest.

[arderkrag]

Woohoo!

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

The good news is that the days will now start to get longer as we move to Spring!

[43north]

When I lived in Alaska I always considered today as the first day of Spring. Now that I live in N. Idaho I still consider it the first day of Spring. WooHoo! C’mon back Sun.

[Unrepentant VN Vet]

I’ve been taking grief from in-laws ever since Grandma and I were married on this date because “only an engineer would pick the longest night of the year for a wedding.”

LOL

Grandma’s the one picked the date. I just followed orders.

[headstamp 2]

Mom’s birthday.

God rest you in peace, sweetheart.

[SunkenCiv]

:’)

[Las Vegas Ron]

Cool.

Now that that’s over with we can celebrate Christmas!!

Merry Christmas FReepers!!

[Hebrews 11:6]

For those who are interested, here is a solstice-related fact indicating God's loving provision for us.

First, note that the great majority of earth's habitable land, and therefore the great majority of its human population, lies north of the equator. Second, the earth's orbit, like those of all planets, is elliptical rather than circular. Third, when it's summer in the northern hemisphere the earth is at its greatest distance from the sun, and it is nearest during the northern winter.

Thus does God moderate both the summer heat and the winter cold for most humans.

[mrsmith]

http://www.esrl.noaa.gov/gmd/grad/solcalc/

Follow directions for a satellite picture with sunrise and sunset at different times of year shown.

[Cicero]

Yes, it’s very welcome when the days start getting longer again. Yesterday afternoon a bunch of snow slid off the roof into the driveway, and I was out there shoveling in the dark, before it froze again overnight.

You know it’s winter when you’re out there shoveling snow in the dark. Even if it’s not officially winter.

[AdmSmith]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yalda

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yule

[McGruff]

It took me a few years to believe the days will get brighter from now on. Winter seems so dark and depressing after Christmas / New Years.

[a fool in paradise]

Happy Herve Villechaiz Day!

Honoring the shortest day of the year.

[mcmuffin]

Thank goodness it's the shortest day of the year.

82 degrees and about to turn on the A/C !!

(Central Florida!)

[cornelis]

I love light.

Always keep the lights on at night. Love moonlight. Haven't heard the horned owl yet. They nested nearby last year and would calm the silence after midnight and before dawn.

Maybe some day I will live on the other side of the time zone, for an extra hour of light in the evening. Even better: dusk at 10:00 pm with the soft tintinabulation of a chapel's evensong.

[mikrofon]

At least it's not the Mayan Apocalypse epoch like last year:

[Chode]

[Two Kids' Dad]

Happy 1st anniversary of the end of the world!

[FAA]

Thank God. I hate it getting dark at 5 in the afternoon. Depressing.

I don’t mind 100F so much when the afternoon lasts until around 9:00.