snowing all night and this morning

nature dressing up for the winter solstice

lightness for the north’s longest night

December solstice falls about 3 am tomorrow, Saturday morning Pacific Standard Time according to this wonderful site. This snow may not last until then, so I’m celebrating early. Happy Solstice!

Another timely gift arrived for this occasion from a dear friend, Susan of phantsy that who wrote:

I found these pictures this morning. Knowing how much you enjoy examining the magical space between nature and technology, thought you might enjoy seeing them too.

Thank you, Susan, you do know how much I love frost flowers! Happy Solstice to you!

about 1:00 pm. December 7th – the sun’s rays are low even near high noon

about 3:00 pm., long low rays of weak sunshine reach in far
create delicate shadows of paper snowflakes onto wall and artwork
reminding us that we are nearing the winter solstice

A gorgeous sunrise to welcome a cold and clear day
Clouds gather to cover an ominously beautiful sunset
Freezing temperatures coming, maybe some snow
I move more pots of tender plants closer to the house

I say goodbye to November, with a little self-congratulatory pat on the back for completing the NaBloPoMo, or National Blog Posting Month challenge to write a blog post daily. This was only the second time I have done this, the first was in 2010. Now onwards with printing cards and writing letters!