#wintersolstice — Public Fediverse posts

"UNDER PRESSURE." Victorian illustration for a short story I wrote. Watercolor, 2021. #art #arting #artist #artists #artisticlicense #makingart #painting #watercolor #watercolorpainting #youngpeople #youngfriends #friends #friendship #holiday #holidays #christmas #hanukkah #newyearsever #newyear2021 #streamers #snow #snowfall #winter #wintersolstice #solstice #pennsylvania #pennsylvaniawinter #virtual #virtualparty #virtualparties

"UNDER PRESSURE." Victorian illustration for a short story I wrote. Watercolor, 2021. #art #arting #artist #artists #artisticlicense #makingart #painting #watercolor #watercolorpainting #youngpeople #youngfriends #friends #friendship #holiday #holidays #christmas #hanukkah #newyearsever #newyear2021 #streamers #snow #snowfall #winter #wintersolstice #solstice #pennsylvania #pennsylvaniawinter #virtual #virtualparty #virtualparties

"UNDER PRESSURE." Victorian illustration for a short story I wrote. Watercolor, 2021. #art #arting #artist #artists #artisticlicense #makingart #painting #watercolor #watercolorpainting #youngpeople #youngfriends #friends #friendship #holiday #holidays #christmas #hanukkah #newyearsever #newyear2021 #streamers #snow #snowfall #winter #wintersolstice #solstice #pennsylvania #pennsylvaniawinter #virtual #virtualparty #virtualparties

"UNDER PRESSURE." Victorian illustration for a short story I wrote. Watercolor, 2021. #art #arting #artist #artists #artisticlicense #makingart #painting #watercolor #watercolorpainting #youngpeople #youngfriends #friends #friendship #holiday #holidays #christmas #hanukkah #newyearsever #newyear2021 #streamers #snow #snowfall #winter #wintersolstice #solstice #pennsylvania #pennsylvaniawinter #virtual #virtualparty #virtualparties

"UNDER PRESSURE." Victorian illustration for a short story I wrote. Watercolor, 2021. #art #arting #artist #artists #artisticlicense #makingart #painting #watercolor #watercolorpainting #youngpeople #youngfriends #friends #friendship #holiday #holidays #christmas #hanukkah #newyearsever #newyear2021 #streamers #snow #snowfall #winter #wintersolstice #solstice #pennsylvania #pennsylvaniawinter #virtual #virtualparty #virtualparties

During Covid, I hosted a "Virtual Christmas Party" by painting friends enjoying the holiday in my home. Here are four of my favorite young people celebrating the 2020 solstice season. Virtually. #art #arting #artist #artists #artisticlicense #makingart #painting #watercolor #watercolorpainting #youngpeople #youngfriends #friends #friendship #holiday #holidays #christmas #hanukkah #newyearsever #newyear2021 #streamers #snow #snowfall #winter #wintersolstice #solstice #pennsylvania

A Portrait of my Father-in-law and late Mother-in-law, Bruce and Jo Ann, painted six years ago. Watercolor. #art #artwork #painting #watercolor #watercolorpainting #watercolors #arting #artist #artists #housepaint #suits #suit #formal #party #holiday #holidayparty #chritmasparty #christmastime #christmas #holidays #wintersolstice #solstice #boxingday #Hanukkah #Kwanzaa #celebrate #celebrating #Celebration #happy #happyhappyjoyjoy #covid #COVID19 #covicpanic #covidoutbreak #covidfears

My friend, Ellen, painted as Lucy, with the rest of our gang for Christmas. Watercolor, 1989. #art #artwork #painting #watercolor #watercolorpainting #watercolors #arting #artist #artists #housepaint #suits #suit #formal #party #holiday #holidayparty #chritmasparty #christmastime #christmas #holidays #wintersolstice #solstice #boxingday #Hanukkah #Kwanzaa #celebrate #celebrating #Celebration #happy #happyhappyjoyjoy #covid #COVID19 #covicpanic #covidoutbreak #covidfears

A big plus to being married is having wonderful in-laws to gift my art to every Christmas. Three Impatiens Paintings. #art #artwork #painting #watercolor #watercolorpainting #watercolors #arting #artist #artists #housepaint #suits #suit #formal #party #holiday #holidayparty #chritmasparty #christmastime #christmas #holidays #wintersolstice #solstice #boxingday #Hanukkah #Kwanzaa #celebrate #celebrating #Celebration #happy #happyhappyjoyjoy #covid #COVID19 #covicpanic #covidoutbreak #covidfear

During Covid, I held a virtual Christmas gathering by painting all my distant friends partying in my Victorian home. Here are my husband and myself, as the hosts. #art #artwork #painting #watercolor #watercolorpainting #watercolors #arting #artist #artists #housepaint #suits #suit #formal #party #holiday #holidayparty #chritmasparty #christmastime #christmas #holidays #wintersolstice #solstice #boxingday #Hanukkah #Kwanzaa #celebrate #celebrating #Celebration #happy #happyhappyjoyjoy #covid

Embracing the In-Between: The Power of Seasonal Pauses

There are moments each year when the world seems to hold its breath. Not quite the season we’re leaving, not yet the one we’re entering. A soft in‑between. A hinge. A threshold. A pause.

This pause is subtle. It’s the way the light shifts — not dramatically, but with a quiet insistence that something is changing. It’s the way the air feels different on the skin, carrying a new texture, a new temperature, a new intention. It’s the way the body senses a turning before the mind has language for it. In these in‑between days, nature loosens her grip.

The trees stop striving upward and begin listening downward. The soil exhales. The wind rearranges itself. Even the birds seem to linger a little longer on the branch, as if deciding which direction to take next.

We, too, are invited into this pause.

The pause between seasons is a reminder that transitions aren’t meant to be rushed. They are meant to be felt. This is the space where we gather ourselves — the pieces we’ve scattered, the lessons we’ve lived, the parts of us that grew quietly while we weren’t paying attention.

It’s a moment to ask gentle questions: 
What am I carrying that no longer fits the season ahead?
What wants to be softened? 
What wants to be tended? 
What wants to be released?

In this sacred pause, the body becomes a listening place. The nervous system loosens. The breath deepens. The mind stops reaching for answers and instead leans into awareness. We remember that change doesn’t happen in the moment of arrival — it happens in the space just before.

This is the wisdom of the in‑between: life is not a series of clean beginnings and endings. It is a continuous unfolding, a slow turning, a rhythm that asks us to trust the spaces where nothing seems to be happening.

But something is happening. 
Integration. 
Reorientation. 
Recalibration. 
A quiet gathering of strength for whatever comes next.

When we honor the pause between seasons, we honor our own becoming. We step into the next chapter not by force, but by attunement — aligned with the deeper pace of the world around us.

Allow yourself time today to pause and listen. Listen to the pause in the breath between the inhale and the exhale. Listen to your body as it whispers what it needs. Listen to the earth beneath you- steady, patient, unhurried, let the small moment of stillness be a reminder that you don’t have to rush your way into the next season of your life. You can arrive slowly with presence, with softness, and with trust in the quiet wisdom that’s already guiding you.

Try a one-minute grounding pause to help you soften, settle, and come back to yourself with gentle cues to release your shoulders. Feel your weight supported and find one steady point in your body. This quick reset helps you remember that you are here and you are safe. You can begin again at any time.

https://open.spotify.com/episode/0HUwHKkhD0LeO2c78Dfvq8?si=DqRSKHK-SMifM_DNi1t9iQ

I saved the vintage Coca-Cola ads from some magazines being discarded, and framed them for xmas decor. National Geographic, 1949. #christmas #xmas #holiday #holidays #wintersolstice #wintersolsticeholidays #yule #boxingday #stluciaday #saturnalia #newyear #newyears #newyearseve #vintage #heirloom #vintagead #vintageads #vintageadvertising #tradition #traditional

The attic of my childhood home was the first interior I designed. My color palette hasn't changed much. 1973. #interior #interiors #interiordesign #interiordesigns #interiordesigner #interiordecoration #interiordecorations #interiordecorating #interiordecorator #1970s #twentiethcentury #1970sfashion #fashion #vintagefashion #vintageclothing #doubledaybookclub #christmas #wintersolstice #christmaseve #holiday #holidays #friends #goodfriends #childhoodfriends #streisand #artwork

Even though I've been an Atheist over fifty of my seventy-odd years, I still love Christmas Eve with family and friends. Non-believers are allowed to be sentimental about traditions and holidays, too. 1973. #christmas #holiday #holidays #tradition #traditions #sentimental #celebrate #christmaseve #wintersolstice #winterholidays #Yule #Dongzhi #Yalda #Soyal #Saturnalia #StLuciasDay #boxingday #atheist #atheist #atheism #goodwithoutgod #atheistsrock #family #familygathering #familyandfriends

Even though I've been an Atheist over fifty of my seventy-odd years, I still love Christmas Eve with family and friends. Non-believers are allowed to be sentimental about traditions and holidays, too. 1973. #christmas #holiday #holidays #tradition #traditions #sentimental #celebrate #christmaseve #wintersolstice #winterholidays #Yule #Dongzhi #Yalda #Soyal #Saturnalia #StLuciasDay #boxingday #atheist #atheist #atheism #goodwithoutgod #atheistsrock #family #familygathering #familyandfriends

Even though I've been an Atheist over fifty of my seventy-odd years, I still love Christmas Eve with family and friends. Non-believers are allowed to be sentimental about traditions and holidays, too. 1973. #christmas #holiday #holidays #tradition #traditions #sentimental #celebrate #christmaseve #wintersolstice #winterholidays #Yule #Dongzhi #Yalda #Soyal #Saturnalia #StLuciasDay #boxingday #atheist #atheist #atheism #goodwithoutgod #atheistsrock #family #familygathering #familyandfriends

Even though I've been an Atheist over fifty of my seventy-odd years, I still love Christmas Eve with family and friends. Non-believers are allowed to be sentimental about traditions and holidays, too. 1973. #christmas #holiday #holidays #tradition #traditions #sentimental #celebrate #christmaseve #wintersolstice #winterholidays #Yule #Dongzhi #Yalda #Soyal #Saturnalia #StLuciasDay #boxingday #atheist #atheist #atheism #goodwithoutgod #atheistsrock #family #familygathering #familyandfriends

Even though I've been an Atheist over fifty of my seventy-odd years, I still love Christmas Eve with family and friends. Non-believers are allowed to be sentimental about traditions and holidays, too. 1973. #christmas #holiday #holidays #tradition #traditions #sentimental #celebrate #christmaseve #wintersolstice #winterholidays #Yule #Dongzhi #Yalda #Soyal #Saturnalia #StLuciasDay #boxingday #atheist #atheist #atheism #goodwithoutgod #atheistsrock #family #familygathering #familyandfriends

Christmas Eve Festivities in the Valley of the Dolls. #doll #dolls #barbie #barbies #midge #aquaman #scooter #houyhnhnm #houyhnhnms #christmas #christmaseve #christmastree #hanukkah #kwanzaa #wintersolstice #solstice #axialtilt #winter #coldweather #snowfall #frigid #freezing

The winter solstice falls on December 21st or 22nd in the northern hemisphere, and has been an important event that, among other things, gave rise to the Christmas celebration, long before Christianity came to Norway. #norge #norway #wintersolstice #vintersolverv #nature #naturephotography #naturelovers #mountains #low_sun #skaugubbe

May you all shine your light on this the darkest of days. Wishing you all a happy and peaceful #WinterSolstice. Photo: Buddha at Muang On Caves, Thailand by Sheer Zed.

https://books.innertraditions.com/thai-tattoo-magick/

#buddhism #cave #meditation #meditationpractice #spirituality

From Reboot:
This season, bring a vibrant new tradition to your Hanukkah or winter gatherings with Erev Yalda: A Celebration of Persian-Jewish Winter Traditions, a short film and beautifully designed digital resource guide from Reboot Studios.

Resources: https://rebooting.com/article/erevyalda/

#Mazeldon #Jewish #Judaism #Sephardi #Mizrahi #MENA #Persia #WinterSolstice #Hanukkah

#Maine - #WinterSolstice Walk at #KettleCove #StatePark

Division / Program: Parks and Lands
Date: Sunday, December 21, 2025
Time: 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Location: 49 Kettle Cove Road, #CapeElizabethME. Meet at the park's maintenance shop.
State Park: Kettle Cove State Park
Event Type: #NatureExploration, Special Event

"The Winter Solstice is the shortest day of the year-- a day of beginnings, of storytelling, of reflection, of celebrating and more. For ancient astronomers, it was the day that the sun appeared at its lowest in the Northern Hemisphere sky and at its farthest southern point over Earth. It's also the day that the Earth and all of us are closest to the sun. Join naturalist Jeanne Christie for a walk to the shore at Kettle Cove to learn a bit of ancient history, astronomy, stories of past cultures, and to reflect and celebrate the beginning of the longest night of the year."

Contact Name: C/O Crescent Beach State Park
Contact Phone: (207) 799-5871
Cost: Free with park admission: Adult Maine Resident: $3; Adult Non-Resident: $4; Senior Non-Resident: $1; Children 5-11 years old: $1; Children under 5 and Maine Seniors are free.

Link to PDF:
https://www.maine.gov/tools/whatsnew/attach.php?id=13336117&an=1

#SolarPunkSunday #NatureEvents #SolsticeEvents #WinterSolsticeEvents #SpendTimeInNature #MoreGreenTimeLessScreenTime #WinterSolstice #MaineEvents #Storytelling #History #Astronomy

#MakingItMonday…#WinterSolstice #Stillness…True #Nature

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Daily #Hashtags for June

Jun 01
#GlobalDayOfParents #WorldMilkDay

Jun 02
#InternationalSexWorkersDay

Jun 03
#MaboDay (Aus) #WorldBicycleDay

Jun 04
#InternationalDayOfInnocentChildrenVictimsOfAggression

Jun 05
#WorldEnvironmentDay

Jun 06
#NationalGardeningExerciseDay

Jun 07
#WorldFoodSafetyDay

Jun 08
#NationalBestFriendDay #WorldBrainTumourDay #WorldOceansDay

Jun 09
#DonaldDuckDay

Jun 10
#DollDay

Jun 11
#NationalChildrensDay

Jun 12
#RedRoseDay #WorldDayAgainstChildLabour

Jun 13
#PigeonAppreciationDay

Jun 14
#WorldBloodDonorDay

Jun 15
#WorldElderAbuseAwarenessDay #WorldFathersDay #WorldWindDay

Jun 16
#InternationalWaterfallDay

Jun 17
#WorldDayToCombatDesertificationAndDrought

Jun 18
#AutisticPrideDay #InternationalPanicDay #InternationalPicnicDay

Jun 19
#WorldSaunteringDay #WorldSickleCellAwarenessDay

Jun 20
#WorldRefugeeDay

Jun 21
#InternationalYogaDay #SummerSolstice / #WinterSolstice #WorldHydrographyDay #WorldMusicDay

Jun 22
#WorldRainforestDay

Jun 23
#InternationalOlympicDay #InternationalWidowsDay #UnitedNationsPublicServiceDay

Jun 24
#InternationalFairyDay

Jun 25
#LogCabinDay

Jun 26
#InternationalDayAgainstDrugAbuseAndIllicitTrafficking

Jun 27
#InternationalDayInSupportOfVictimsOfTorture

Jun 28
#InternationalBodyPiercingDay

Jun 29
#InternationalDayOfTheTropics #InternationalMudDay #NationalStatisticsDay

Jun 30
#WorldAsteroidDay

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Don’t be SAD, there’s light at the end of the tunnel 🙏🏻 #SeasonalAffectiveDisorder #Solstice #WinterSolstice #sheep #Herdwick #SheepOfMastodon

Happy Solstice! These delightful lanterns and Carol singers came up our street last night as they traipsed around the Pitsmoor Advent Window Trail. We piled out into the darkness to sing Diadem with them. Photo: Sarah Trueman #folk #wintersolstice #ritual #folktradition #Carols #community #lanterns

Day 3 #SolsticeCountdown 18 sleeps until the #WinterSolstice I’m not choosing my #December themed photos on artistic merit, it’s just stuff I see on my walks. This is an economy post and should do for #ShedsOfMastodon and #SheepOfMastodon too! These are young #herdwick #sheep maybe in the low pasture for the winter, taken to higher ground in summer, but I’m not certain of that