From the sunrise at Norfolk Island, Australia’s Easternmost point:
And sunrise at Cape Byron, the eastest point on the mainland:
And sunrise at Kakadu:
To the sunset, in the outback:
And sunset at Monkey Mia:
And sunset at Cottesloe Beach:
Happy Solstice, everyone!
[click on each photo for image credit. Courtesy of the Flickr folk and Creative Commons.]
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Happy Solstice all!
Happy Solstice everyone!
All today I’ve had the phrase “at the turning of the year” from Les Mis popping into my head, a cross between an earworm from my daughter’s Les Mis auditioning (she didn’t get a part, much sadness) and this pivotal point in the year.
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Thank you for these. I’m in North America, so hitting the winter solstice, and a reminder that sun and light and warmth exist is just what I needed to combat some of the cold and dark that’s seeping in here. Thanks.
io saturnalia, hoydens! (why pick a day when you can have a whole week?)
thanks for the stimulation this year.
Great photos, Lauredhel! I meant to post a link earlier to a webcast of the solstice hitting the same point in a megalithic tomb in Newgrange, Ireland as it was meant to do by the builders 5000 years ago, but I forgot to hit the submit button before I went out to see Wayne Brady at the State Theatre. You can look at the archive footage though.
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Blessed Solstice to you too 🙂
Happy Solstice.
Oh, these are gorgeous, lauredhel, thanks! Happy solstice, all. And bring on the light.
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