Yuletide

Yule has arrived. The Solstice is at 11:30 PM Central. I have been thinking about what to do for this night for awhile. Having to work, staying awake all night is not an option. The first thing I decided to do was check the technical stuff. Thursday, 12/22/11 is the shortest day of the year (it is less than 1 second shorter than today 12/21/11.) I purchased a Birch log to decorate for my Yule log and want to burn it on the Solstice so I'm definitely staying up past 11:30 tonight. Thursay, the shortest day will be a day of reflection. I've been in a weird place lately with a lot on my mind. It's time to get things worked out and figure out what I'm doing, where I'm going and who I'm going with. On friday, 12/23/11 the day is 4 seconds longer than Thursay so that seems like the appropriate day to welcome back the sun. So it seems to me that the Yuletide season lasts for three days. Yes! On friday I will start planning my garden. Welcome back sun!