Can I start playing the Solstice Music now...

[NeoGreen]

My early morning front yard view.


Sorry if this is off-topic, but I got up early (daylight savings lag) and I'm still waiting for my kids to get up.

[Arugula Latte]

1. You'd better watch out

You'd better not cry
You'd better not pout
I'm tellin' you why
Axial tilt is comin' to town!

Pretty picksha!

[NeoGreen]

2. Thanks...

...


Now if I could only get a version of these lyrics:

Gods Rest Ye Merry Pagan Folk

Gods rest ye merry Pagan folk,
Let nothing you dismay
Remember that the Sun returns
Upon the Solstice Day!
The growing dark is ended now
And Spring is on its way
O, tidings of comfort and joy!
Comfort and joy!
O, tidings of comfort and joy!

The Winter's worst still lies ahead
Fierce tempest, snow and rain!
Beneath the blanket on the ground
The spark of life remains!
The Sun's warm rays caress the seeds
To raise Life's songs again!
O, tidings of comfort and joy!
Comfort and joy!
O, tidings of comfort and joy!

Within the blessed apple lies
The promise not Unseen!
For from this pentacle shall rise
The orchards fresh and green.
The Earth shall blossom once again
The air be sweet and clean!
O, tidings of comfort and joy!
Comfort and joy!
O, tidings of comfort and joy!

sung by Loreena Mckennitt, my solstice music would be complete.



NG

[onager]

3. No! We're atheists and we HATE music...

Partial list of other things we hate:

--Babies, especially when undercooked
--Kittens
--Puppies
--Holidays (where TF is National Atheist Day?)
--Rainbows because they remind us of that true story about Noah's Ark
--Minorities (even though some of us are minorities)
--Gays (even though some of us are gay)
--Women (even though etc.)

More seriously - great picture, thanks for showing it to us.

[NeoGreen]

4. ok, this is what I get for making jokes about snow...

...and living in Buffalo.



About 3-feet overnight at the house.

Didn't make it to work. Still clearing the driveway after 2-hours.

But I love this stuff.

It's beautiful and fun.

I'll post more pictures later, if you are interested.

[RussBLib]

5. don't overdo it

I've lived in Texas almost my whole life.

Back in the '90's we moved to Baltimore for a few years for my wife's job.

It snowed like a mo-fo one winter and I tried to shovel some snow out in front of our building. That shit was so heavy I damn near had a heart attack in the first 20 minutes. I now have some newfound respect for those who live up there and need to do that occasionally.

We're living in Texas again.

[NeoGreen]

10. Don't worry...

... just this summer, after 20 years of doing it the hard way, I bought myself a little friend...



for just this sort of contingency.

[NeoGreen]

8. uhmmm...guys....

...it hasn't stopped snowing yet...

When suppertime came, the old cook came on deck Sayin' "Fellas, it's too rough to feed ya"
At seven PM a main hatchway caved in He said, "Fellas, it's been good to know ya"

For reference, I am a 5'-10" male, and the snow in the foreground (the foreground mind you) would be at my belly button.

[trotsky]

9. Dayum!

That's some serious lake effect!

[JDDavis]

11. That's a huge snowstorm before Thanksgiving

400 miles east of there, around Massachusetts and CT, no snow, just rain.

Early season lake-effect snowstorms around Buffalo, NY, Erie,PA, and Watertown, NY, even as far east as Syracuse can be challenging.

Good luck with your solstice celebrations and the next five months of snowstorms.

[AtheistCrusader]

6. Can't, man. Oderus Urungus is dead.

[JNelson6563]

7. Pics in this thread look like my world!

I think it's beautiful, except when driving in it. I could do without today's high winds, up to 40 mph. Ugh.

Julie

[Gelliebeans]

12. Dayum Brrr

I put festive lights on my palm tree.