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Now that it's officially winter, let's break out some giggles:

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Selfie snapped at 10:03 AM Eastern, the official Winter Solstice time

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The wind chill was a single digit, but the sun was out, and a smile to start this most horrendous of seasons seemed a positively negative way to step forward.

And yes, that scarf was wrapped around my face for the duration of my time outside.

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Shorty

Sunday, December 21, 2025

 15:03 (3:03 PM) in Greenwich

10:03 AM Eastern

5:03 AM in Hawaii

Monday, December 22, 2025 12:03 AM in Japan

The winter solstice has the least daylight of the year in the Northern Hemisphere, and the sun is at its lowest angle.

Modern pagans and Wiccans use the Wheel of The Year.

Cookie or Biscuit Henge; image found on the interwebs.

There are many henges and rock formations created by ancient peoples in which the sun aligns with specific petroglyphs or chambers on different solstices.

Newgrange in Ireland, County Meath, is a neolithic passage tomb where the sunrise shines deep into the structure.

Learn more here.

Henges are a passion of mine, and since I keep finding Stonehenge lookalikes all over social media, I post them on the two solstices and two equinoxes.

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Midwinter

The word 'solstice' comes from the Latin 'solstitium', meaning 'Sun stands still' – because the apparent movement of the Sun's path north or south stops before changing direction.

December 21, 2024 at 4:21 AM Eastern/9:21 AM UTC

So let's celebrate with a few Stonehenge jokes!

Cool neon Stonehenge light!

Packing Peanut Henge

Henry camped out on the round rug all night last night, instead of hiding in the back room.

Of course, I snapped away at him, then played with one image in Prisma, to make a collage.

Click on the image above to enjoy a jigsaw puzzle.

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The Long and The Short of It

Oh.  Yay.  It's officially Winter.

Gee.

Excited beyond belief.

But, worth a few giggles...

Ginger kitty, doing a selfie at Stonehenge

Sea Jerky Henge

Cracker Henge or Shortbread Henge

The world 'solstice' comes from the Latin 'solstitium', meaning 'Sun stands still', because the apparent movement of the Sun's path north or south stops before changing direction. 

At the winter solstice, the apparent position of the Sun reaches its most southerly point against the background stars.

Winter begins at:

Wed, Jun 21, 2023, 8:57 AM Easter Island Time

Thursday, December 21, 2023, at 10:27 PM Eastern Standard Time

Fri, Dec 22, 2023, 4:27 AM Central European Time

Thu, Jun 22, 2023, 12:57 AM Eastern Australian Time

Here's a thought...now that it's officially Winter, that means Spring is NEXT!

WOOT!

Something to be thankful for on the longest night of the year, after the shortest day.

Let's Hop!

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Now it's Winter!

Let's celebrate Winter, by using the three main food groups:

Meat Henge or Porterhouse Steak Henge

Potato Henge or Chip Henge

Beer Henge

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Am thankful that there are others out there, with the same sense of humor as my own, making Stonehenge replicas out of whatever is on hand!

P.S. The Hubby and I are vegan (plant-based), although our three carnivores get only canned cat food; the best that we can buy AND that they'll eat.

Disclaimer:

All images copied from the interwebs and posted for the entertainment

of our readers only.

Winter solstice 2022 in Northern Hemisphere was yesterday.

Many ancient henge sites are mysteriously aligned with the sun on the winter solstice, such as Stonehenge, UK and Newgrange, Ireland.

Let's Hop!

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Yule

As a religious holiday, the winter solstice is also known as Yule, and celebration

of this day predates Christianity. 

While Druids, Romans, and Norsemen all celebrated the sacred nature of the solstice centuries ago, many modern Pagans and Wiccans consider

this an important religious holiday.  

A yule greeting to you all:

"The light is reborn this winter solstice, may your heart lift with the joy of new beginnings and nature's blessings."

Watch Winter Solstice Live From Stonehenge 2022!

Modern Stonehenge image.

Modern image of Avebury, the 2nd most famous stone circle in England.

Disclaimer:

All images copied from the interwebs and posted for the entertainment of our readers only.

Winter solstice 2022 in Northern Hemisphere is at 4:47 PM on Wednesday, 21 December, Eastern Time.

Many ancient henge sites are mysteriously aligned with the sun on the winter solstice, such as Stonehenge, UK and Newgrange, Ireland.