1/27/2024 0 Comments Be aware of the shadow you cast![]() Friends and neighbors would gather on the night of the solstice and carry candles into the spiral, bringing light into darkness. When my kids were little, we used to make a spiral out of pine boughs out in the field. Nature News: Allegheny mound ants common in Seacoast forests and fields For those who really watch the sun (I can’t say I have the ability to notice this), the sun’s path across the sky appears to stand still for a few days before and after the solstice instead of changing elevation a little bit every day - appearing to stand still. After the summer solstice, the sun sinks lower and lower in the sky up until the time of the winter solstice. Throughout the year, the sun’s path changes, arching higher and higher in the sky in the summer – making for longer days - up until the summer solstice when it reaches its highest point. The name “solstice” comes from the Latin “sol” meaning sun and “sistere” meaning to stand still. The winter solstice marks the shortest day in the year, the summer solstice marks the longest. There is both a winter and a summer solstice. Here's our list: Seacoast restaurants that closed and opened in 2021 The winter solstice takes place this year at 10: 59 a.m. Nature News: What exactly do squirrels eat? And what's up with those teeth?Ī late winter sunset on Mount Agamenticus in Maine. It’s the longest shadow you will cast all year. One fun thing to do on the solstice, if it is a sunny day, is check out your shadow. The sun is at its lowest point in the sky. The winter solstice happens in a moment, it is the moment the northern hemisphere is tilted as far away from the sun as possible. As fall comes to a close, the days get shorter and shorter until the solstice. This gets more and more pronounced as we head into winter. Stepping outside into the blinding glare of sun on snow contrasted with getting up and going to work in the dark, getting home in the dark. One of the things I missed the most when I lived in California was the duality of light and dark we get to experience when we live up here in the North. After the solstice, as winter begins, the days will finally begin to lengthen. The solstice tends to get overshadowed by all of the other holiday preparations in this part of the world, but I think we would all benefit from pausing and paying attention to this wonderful day, the shortest day of the year. The winter solstice marks the first day of winter in the Northern hemisphere. A late winter sunset from Mount Agamenticus in Maine.
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