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Good Yule, my friends.
Dec. 20th, 2010 09:41 pmThe longest night of the year, and the days will start growing again. Let's enjoy.
But here is something I've observed: When you live in a big city, ambient lighting is a factor to consider. I came back from the grocery store just now and was dazzled by how bright it was: city lights bounce off the clouds in the sky, bounce off again against the snow cover on the streets and the sidewalks, and again off the big snowflakes pouring down and the snow in the trees.
The light on my block is uncanny, orangy, full of a deep muffled silence...and so weirdly bright. I've been out after dark here on the Summer Solstice, and I guarantee it's not bright enough to read by in the middle of my street. But on the Winter Solstice, it is!
I wish you all the fulfillment of all your needs and desires as the Sun grows again, my friends. (And if you live somewhere that's not overcast tonight, so you can actually see the lunar eclipse, I envy you, and please watch it on my behalf.)
But here is something I've observed: When you live in a big city, ambient lighting is a factor to consider. I came back from the grocery store just now and was dazzled by how bright it was: city lights bounce off the clouds in the sky, bounce off again against the snow cover on the streets and the sidewalks, and again off the big snowflakes pouring down and the snow in the trees.
The light on my block is uncanny, orangy, full of a deep muffled silence...and so weirdly bright. I've been out after dark here on the Summer Solstice, and I guarantee it's not bright enough to read by in the middle of my street. But on the Winter Solstice, it is!
I wish you all the fulfillment of all your needs and desires as the Sun grows again, my friends. (And if you live somewhere that's not overcast tonight, so you can actually see the lunar eclipse, I envy you, and please watch it on my behalf.)
