Welcome Newborn Solstice Sun!

Last night after a mellow private celebration, inflectionpoint and I donned long coats to watch the lunar eclipse, the first time in 300 years the full moon/eclipse and winter solstice all happened at the same time, or so I have heard.

I leaned back against the car, so my neck could survive the upward peering. There were a lot of clouds, but they were pretty thin and scudding by relatively quickly. Not at all the predicted pouring rain! So it was a pleasure to be chilly and look up. Orion was huge and spread-legged to the below right of the moon. Somehow, his sword remained visible when everything else was covered by clouds. I took a bunch of no doubt unspectacular pictures; will have to check them out later.

We stayed up long enough for the moon to finally entirely 'disappear'; very three-dimensional at the time. Barely bloody. Midnight, and time for sleep, and await the sun.

Such a time of quiet beginnings, the longest night and waiting for the moon as well as the sun to reappear. It can be whatever we make of it.

Have a lovely day and a year of wonder!