The Winter Solstice.
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| 21st December |
Today is the 21st day
of December or the 355th day of 2013.
It is also the winter
solstice, the longest night of the year or to be more accurate the
shortest day. As from today the nights begin to get shorter an event
which we have looked forward to for over six months. I have always
found the long winter nights very disturbing. The fog and mists of
winter together with the rain and wind and the cold is not something
which I really enjoy. When the clocks go back in October of every
year I am immediately thrown into a state of gloom, looking forward
to the time when the clocks can go forward again.
Apart from the
festivities of Christmas and the New Year winter is one long drag. At
least now as the days get longer, albeit by only a few minutes each
day or week, we can look forward to that day in March, the 29th
in fact, when the clocks will be put forward by one hour and
normality will return. It would of course be better if they left the
clocks alone and didn't subject our bodies to an annual change in
sleeping patterns and behaviour.
One can always hope.
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