“they who sing through the summer must dance in the winter.”
-italian proverb
here’s to the winter solstice
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image credit: Jana Vashti
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Then spring is just around the corner….kind of. Happy winter solstice, Beth!
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I should have known by the holiday decor mix in the stores
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Happy yule
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and to you, kelly –
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👍💖
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<3
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of course, it’s the summer solstice here: our longest day — and what am I doing? posting a poem and reading other people’s bouncy blogs :)
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get out there in your solstice, John )
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Lol :)
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Happy winter solstice! ʚ♡⃛ɞ(ू•ᴗ•ू❁)
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and to you –
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（*’∀’人）♥
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Your special day has come!
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it’s here again –
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👍👏🤗
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Happy Solstice!
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and to you –
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😀
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We enjoy celebrating this day as much as the ancients did.
Our wonder for nature never ceases.
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so true
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That means the days get longer again and Spring is coming…… eventually….
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that’s right!
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Happy solstice! :)
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and to you too!
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Cheers to what happens after today, Beth. Thanks for marking the occasion!
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right!
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Happy Winter Solstice Beth! Don’t forget to look for the Christmas Star tonight.🤗
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I won’t forget –
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Wintah has arrived. Bright side: days start getting longer.
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yes, in just a few hours we are on the other side of it
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It’s a double whammy tonight–the solstice AND a Grand Junction between Jupiter and Saturn. Happy omens! Hope we finish 2020 with things getting better, and wishing you a happy 2021.
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wow!
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Happy winter solstice, Beth.
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<3
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Happy Winter Solstice! Your quote sounds like it could have come from an Aesop’s Fable…
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‘the ant and the grasshopper?’
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yes – that’s it! I’m impressed you knew that, I had to look it up…
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I can’t take credit, another reader reminded me )
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well then I’m also impressed by your readers!
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just look in the mirror and you will see one. it’s magic almost
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blushing… :)
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Happy Solstice…tomorrow we start counting down to summer. Yay!!! A few more seconds of light each day. Right now, we could all use more light.
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in a few. hours the new day will come, and with it, a bit more brightness
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A promise to brighter days ahead, both literally and figuratively.
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that’s exactly right –
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What a sweet quote! Yay to Winter Solstice!
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yes, here’s to this special day
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That was the ant and the nightingale….
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ooh, that may be the origin of this – it sounds familiar
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Sorry, not the nightingale, but the grasshopper…. i REALLY have to go to bed!
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no worries, ))
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I love the short days :)
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and tomorrow begins the return of the brightness
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I’ve got to say, I kind of enjoy the dark days. Until the days are bright, then I like them. 😂
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just glad you like your days
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Happy Winter Solstice! It is beautiful time I feel.
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yes, i think so too –
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I love this! Happy Winter. ❄️
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Thank you! You too –
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I love this!
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thanks!
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You’re welcome!
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Knowing the days are now getting longer is better than Christmas!
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i so look forward to the return of light
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