Today is the Winter Solstice, the shortest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere. This year, the solstice arrives one day before the full moon.
I couldn’t resist posting my full moon shot for Becky B’s December Squares Challenge! Click on the link for her round-up of posts.
Friday also marks the astronomical beginning of winter, even though meteorologists and climatologists view winter as starting Dec. 1, which is the start of the coldest three months in the Northern Hemisphere. After the solstice, the days slowly start to get longer again. USA Today
I admit to using this same moon photo in a previous Sunday Stills post for Bucket List Images. It’s been too cloudy for moon shots lately. May as well make those rare images work a little harder!
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Thanks for the reminder, I had forgotten it. This morning the sunrise has been terrific for awhile and I didn’t get a photo. It has been raining most nights lately and the mountains are getting snow. Have good Christmas!
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Thank you, BL, have a Merry Christmas!
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Wow! What a beautiful photograph, Terri. Happy Solstice! It’s raining here in Maine, trying to melt all our snow. I expect to have some left in my backyard and plan to sell tickets for a white Christmas.
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I’m sure you will get your white Christmas, Molly! We’re heading south to San Diego, then on to Northern Arizona! The Sierra Nevadas (Lake Tahoe and Yosemite) will see a white Christmas, it’s already snowing there.
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Have a wonderful northern Arizona Christmas, Terri. It may not be a white Christmas in many areas of Maine with our two days of rain in the forecast. But our yard is the last in the county to melt so I expect to see some white here. Hugs!
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Yes there’s no beautiful sunset or sunrise photos on solstice this year around here. I’m happy for the rain.Sublime moon shot
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Thank you, Carol, a long time coming! I’m happy for the rain, too! Enjoy your visit in San Diego…I’ll wave at you from Lemon Grove 🙂
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Hi from Escondido. It looks like it will rain Christmas Day down there too. Yea!
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San Diego County needs rain! We’re heading down there tomorrow 🙂
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This is an amazing photo!!
XOXO
Jodie
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Thanks, Jodie! I’m very happy with it!
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I am excited because this means we will gradually get more day light. Woo Hoo!
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One minute a day starting tomorrow!
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Wow! What an incredible moon shot. So glad you shared this. Thank you 🌛
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It was worth spending the $$ on a photography class (like just how to actually use my camera on manual settings), thank you Becky, and happy Solstice. I’m squeezing in one more December square on Sunday as that will be my last Sunday Stills post for the year.
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Yeah I really must do a class myself!
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What a gorgeous moon shot – eternally lovely. Happy Solstice to you, Terri.
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Thank you, Shari! Happy Solstice to you, too!
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It’s still a great photo!
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That solstice moon looks almost life size!! It was gorgeous here!
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Thank you , Melinda!
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It is an amazing shot you should be very proud of, Terri. I was staring at the moon last night during our dog walk and had to think about your photo and the details it shows, as a thin layer of clouds fleeted before the moon without obscuring it. That and the Christmas lights in the neighborhood was enough to get in the festive mood. Not that we will do anything special this coming week. I hope you have a nice time and holidays, wherever you are. And, that 2019 will bring lots of fun, fitness and photos. 🙂 And, an amazing road trip for you and Hans.
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Reblogged this on Where Genres Collide.
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Hooray for the extra one-minute per day (and two minutes after January 7). Super exciting.
I agree with others that you should be very proud of that moon shot!
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I dont mind the dark evenings, but I dislike dark mornings! We are in San Diego now, much lighter in the early morning!
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