It's winter solstice in the northern hemisphere — enjoy the dark turning to light!

The winter solstice is special from various perspectives. Even if you don't get into the spiritual magic of the day, you can still be impressed at what our planet's tilt makes happen as we go around the sun. And you can watch the livestream of this special day from Stonehenge (link below). Happy solstice! (And happy summer solstice to my southern-hemisphere friends!)

Some links:

Winter solstice at Mission San Juan Bautista (source of the audio clip)

A trip to San Juan Bautista on the winter solstice (video)

California Frontier Project (to learn more about the Spanish missions and other parts of California history)

Winter solstice and Stonehenge (English Heritage)

'A time to reflect': crowds celebrate winter solstice at Stonehenge (The Guardian)

Live from Stonehenge winter solstice (livestream)

Burning the clocks 2024

Music: Jens East — Daybreak (ft. Henk) www.soundcloud.com/jenseast
Licence: Creative Commons Attribution V4.0