Happy solstice 😊

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Thank goodness! It was so dark this morning despite being dry!
I have pre-ordered my summer plants (Tidal Wave Petunia and Osteospermum ) to cheer myself up, roll on spring!

What is so good is how quickly plants start to respond to the extra light.

I must make lists of things to do in the garden and greenhouse. It starts slowly and speeds up as the weeks slide past.

Welcome sun 🌞🌞🌞

Whitewavemark2

What is so good is how quickly plants start to respond to the extra light.

I must make lists of things to do in the garden and greenhouse. It starts slowly and speeds up as the weeks slide past.

Welcome sun 🌞🌞🌞

It’s been so warm I’ve just put the Dahlias to bed for the winter!
They’ll not have a long sleep.😂

It is the date of my parents’ Wedding. They got rude remarks at their Reception about it being the longest night etc etc !

Whitewavemark2

What is so good is how quickly plants start to respond to the extra light.

I must make lists of things to do in the garden and greenhouse. It starts slowly and speeds up as the weeks slide past.

Welcome sun 🌞🌞🌞

Oh no, because it has been such a wet autumn, we haven't put our garden 'to bed' yet!

Mind you, we have January and February yet to come, who knows what the weather will be like? 🌨❄

I forgot to say - Happy Solstice!

So dark this morning- and foggy and dull outside. Thank God for Christmas.

Happy solstice to everyone!
The buds are ready on the Magnolia, bulbs are shooting up and snowdrops are nearly out!

Happy Solstice what a relief. Things are getting better.! sunshine

My favourite day of the year. Hope everyone enjoys a moments peace to contemplate the turning of the world.

Happy Solstice!

This is the first day I look forward to at this time of year. The next is 27th December and after that the 1st January!

lixy

My favourite day of the year. Hope everyone enjoys a moments peace to contemplate the turning of the world.

Can you elaborate please? I like the sound if this but have never really thought of it before.

Thank you for the Happy Solstice wishes. It's so very dark up here in Scotland, but looking forward to lighter days.

Sssd

lixy

My favourite day of the year. Hope everyone enjoys a moments peace to contemplate the turning of the world.

Can you elaborate please? I like the sound if this but have never really thought of it before.

The world turns everyday- infact it is in constant motion throughout what we term a day.
The solstice is the point at which the northern hemisphere begins its turning back towards the sun. It's hard to decribe without a diagram.
I find the solstice at either end of the year to be a very special time when we can see a slow but steady turn away from, and into, the light depending on whether it is summer or winter.
Of the two, midsummer is certainly my favourite.

The wheel turns 😎

I may be alone in enjoying the short winter days and long dark nights. I don’t much like summer, and dread its arrival in the same way many people seem to dread the approach of winter.

Grandma70s I could have written your post. I HATE light nights and dread the thought of summer. Whilst people sympathise with people who don't like winter nobody gives two hoots about people like us.

I wouldn’t mind winter if it didn’t have Christmas in it

I love Christmas too. My favourite season is Autumn though. The colours, the freshness in the air, nights drawing in, great television programmes, Harvest. It's just lovely.

I like the time of year best when the first blossoms come out with their scent, and the earth reawakens and the air is full of promises in the curled light green leaves and we start to get out lighter clothes and go for little walks in the evenings as the light permits it. It's like being in "the Secret Garden book".

My favourite day of the year, too, lixy. I'm not Christian so don't bother with Christmas at all but love to mark the return to the light. The house is decorated with flowers and twinkly lights and I have cooked a special celebratory meal for my partner and me. Now we're sitting companionably finishing off the wine and looking forward to about a month from now when the extra minutes of daylight each day will be really noticeable.

It's the turn of the year. Yes it's special.
Extra dark for me as there was a power cut here from 4pm till midnight. I found candles and had already lit my fire. I found my head torch and went out to the church to sing carols.
I managed fine but it makes me appreciate electricity.

I'm in Australia and we've had a run of very hot days and nights. When I realised it was the solstice I felt a little better knowing that the long days and hot weather will move on soon.