Yay! It's the Winter Solstice!

Today is the Winter Solstice, the shortest day of the year. 

While marking the first day of winter, for me it also means that,

after today, the days will begin to lengthen.

As Earth begins her gradual tip towards the Sun,

we will begin to notice the additional daylight

by the end of January.

These pictures were taken a year ago to the day.

A couple children and their mom built this snow family

in the yard in front of their apartment.

Today, the forecast is for rain with temperatures

in the low 50's.  Out west a snowstorm as been blowing

our direction, threatening a white Christmas.

Theme Day: (In)Action

The theme for December is "action." I looked everywhere, 

found it all around. I then took another look and 

was amazed at how much time we spend waiting for action - 

as here when we sat inside this box on wheels, 

waiting as it rolls us to our destinations. 

The cars are waiting for their turn through the detour, 

the bus is waiting to enter the lane

designated by the arrow, and the passengers are 

waiting to get off at their stops.

I guess one could almost say that 

"for every action, there is an equal inaction."

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