BS: Happy Solstice

Subject: BS: Happy Soltice
From: Bobert
Date: 20 Jun 05 - 07:48 AM

A Happy Solstice to all my Mudbuddies here in Mudville...

Bobert

Subject: RE: BS: Happy Soltice
From: Fibula Mattock
Date: 20 Jun 05 - 07:53 AM

"In ancient times, hundreds of years before the dawn of history, an ancient race of people... the Druids. No one knows who they were or what they were doing.."

Life imitates art: Foamhenge

Subject: RE: BS: Happy Soltice
From: gnu
Date: 20 Jun 05 - 08:25 AM

When is it anyway? Wednesday?

Subject: RE: BS: Happy Soltice
From: bobad
Date: 20 Jun 05 - 08:30 AM

And a welcome day it is here up in the great white north, we get to put our sleds away for a couple of months.

Subject: RE: BS: Happy Soltice
From: freda underhill
Date: 20 Jun 05 - 08:37 AM

thanks Bobert, for this thread!

In Sydney, we will be having our winter solstice. the sun will rise at 7am and set at 4.54pm on Tuesday June 21, our shortest day of the year. We will receive only nine hours and 54 minutes of sunlight - 44 per cent less than the longest day of the year on December 21.

so I'm glad when the 22nd comes, for two reasons.

1. the day starts getting longer, and the sunlight will return.

2. its my father's birthday, and although he has been dead for over ten years, this day is very special to me. he was a wonderful man, and a very good father.

on Sunday we had the Winter Magic festival in the Blue Mountains, a couple of hours inland from Sydney. This is a celebration of the winter solstice, with music, theatre and a wonderful parade!

freda

Subject: RE: BS: Happy Soltice
From: Mooh
Date: 20 Jun 05 - 09:48 AM

And to you!

Solstices should be international holidays (yeah, yeah, I know about Christmas and all that), except for musicians who should gig those dates.

Happy Solstice all!

Peace, Mooh.

Subject: RE: BS: Happy Soltice
From: Stu
Date: 20 Jun 05 - 10:54 AM

The nights will be drawing in now.

Chuck another log on the fire!

Happy Solstice!

Subject: RE: BS: Happy Soltice
From: katlaughing
Date: 20 Jun 05 - 11:16 AM

Merry Meet, Merry Part, and Merry Meet, again, dear friends, Happy Solstice!

Blessed Be,

kat

Subject: RE: BS: Happy Soltice
From: Alba
Date: 20 Jun 05 - 11:39 AM

BLESSED BE.

Solstice Salutations to all North and South.

Light, Love and Brightest Blessings
Jude

Subject: RE: BS: Happy Soltice
From: Micca
Date: 20 Jun 05 - 11:51 AM

This proves that Days have a coefficient of Thermal expansion, The days are longer in Summer when they are hot and shorter in winter when they are cold!!", Happy Solstice for 21st June

Subject: RE: BS: Happy Soltice
From: GUEST,SINS
Date: 20 Jun 05 - 12:58 PM

Micca - you're full of crap. Happy Solstice!

Subject: RE: BS: Happy Soltice
From: Mr Red
Date: 20 Jun 05 - 01:05 PM

and the longest day is?

Subject: RE: BS: Happy Soltice
From: MBSLynne
Date: 20 Jun 05 - 01:34 PM

Happy Solstice!

Peace, love and brightest blessings
Lynne

Subject: RE: BS: Happy Soltice
From: Donuel
Date: 20 Jun 05 - 02:03 PM

Darn, my solar cell lamps will be drawing less light each day now.

Subject: RE: BS: Happy Soltice
From: Jeanie
Date: 20 Jun 05 - 02:11 PM

Oberon:
Through the house give glimmering light.
By the dead and drowsy fire
Every elf and fairy sprite
Hop as light as bird from brier,
And this ditty after me
Sing, and dance it trippingly.
Titania:
First rehearse your song by rote,
To each word a warbling note.
Hand in hand with fairy grace
Will we sing and bless this place.
Robin Goodfellow:
If we shadows have offended,
Think but this, and all is mended:
That you have but slumbered here,
While these visions did appear;
And this weak and idle theme,
Gentles, do not reprehend.
If you pardon, we will mend.

Give me your hands, if we be friends,
And Robin shall restore amends.

*****************************

Sweet Dreams, everyone.

- jeanie x

Subject: RE: BS: Happy Soltice
From: Liz the Squeak
Date: 20 Jun 05 - 03:23 PM

Ill met by moonlight, proud Titania!!

Enjoy the day... only 6 months til Christmas!

LTS

Subject: RE: BS: Happy Soltice
From: lady penelope
Date: 20 Jun 05 - 04:42 PM

Well I've set me alarm clock for 3am and Parker has even baked bread! Then it's off down to the marshes to make sure the burning ball of gas rises and mark the occasion with some bubbly.

I'm awfully glad I took tomorrow off work though........ :)

TTFN Lady P.

Is a "soltice" like a poltice you wear in the sun.........?

Subject: RE: BS: Happy Soltice
From: Catherine Jayne
Date: 20 Jun 05 - 04:47 PM

Merry Meet, and Happy Solstice.

Blessed Be

Khatt x

Subject: RE: BS: Happy Soltice
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 20 Jun 05 - 04:57 PM

What great timing for Bobert to be back online! Do you have any activities planned for the day? Put that box down and think about it!

SRS

Subject: RE: BS: Happy Soltice
From: gnu
Date: 20 Jun 05 - 07:12 PM

Finally found it... 02:42 Mudcat Time tomorrow.

Subject: RE: BS: Happy Soltice
From: Dipsodeb
Date: 20 Jun 05 - 07:26 PM

Happy Solstice and brightest blessings to one and all.

~Debs~

Subject: RE: BS: Happy Soltice
From: Rustic Rebel
Date: 20 Jun 05 - 07:40 PM

(I'm finding 2:46 A.M. EDT, 6/21/05. Solstice will come in 1:46 AM here in Minnesota and the full wild strawberry moon on the 22nd.)

Happy Solstice to all! Happy Midsummer tonight!

Subject: RE: BS: Happy Soltice
From: Tinker
Date: 20 Jun 05 - 09:19 PM

Happy Solstice to all !

Blessings and Light

Tinker

Subject: RE: BS: Happy Soltice
From: Bobert
Date: 20 Jun 05 - 09:27 PM

SRS,

Well, yeah... Soltice Day fir the P-Vine and me will, ahhhhh, start out with the satalite TV guys hookin' us back up to TV... I know, like who cares??? I sure don't... Then it's off to Harrisonburg to the unfinished furniture store to see if we can buiy three hutch/cabinets that will become a butlers pantry in our kitchen to be in our new-to-us kitchen. I know, like who cares???

But then, ahhhh, fir the soltice festivities...

(Like what, Bobert, sit on the porch, drink a couple beers, play a little guitar then come in the house and play on the computer? Like what so festive about that?)

Ahhhhh, oh contraire'.... The new keyboard has the letters on the keys unlike the worn out one back in Wes Ginny... That's festive ain't it?

(No!...)

Nevermind...

Just a second Merry Soltice to all...

Bobert

Subject: RE: BS: Happy Soltice
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 20 Jun 05 - 09:56 PM

Sounds good to me, Bobert! Especially the beers on the porch and the guitar out (and hopefully the mosquitoes and bears far far away).

I'm here alone, waiting for the kiddos to come home on Wednesday. We'll do something once they're back.

SRS

Subject: RE: BS: Happy Soltice
From: Rustic Rebel
Date: 20 Jun 05 - 11:41 PM

I forgot to mention earlier- If you get yourselves out and find some fern seeds before midnight, right at midnight, rub the seeds on your eyelids and you'll be able to see the fairies!

Subject: RE: BS: Happy Soltice
From: lady penelope
Date: 21 Jun 05 - 12:38 AM

Sounds painful!

Happy Solstice, everyone!

Just back from the marshes where we watched the sun rise. Well, due to a large bank of cloud on the horizon what we mainly watched was the bunnies, birds, foxes, really cute baby geeses and bugs. But you get the picture.

Bacon butties, wine and the opportunity to be cool for the first time in days - well, it don't get much better really.

Must remember the insect repellant next time.........

TTFN Lady P.

Subject: RE: BS: Happy Solstice
From: Crystal
Date: 21 Jun 05 - 04:36 AM

Here in Aberdeen it won't actually get properly dark tonight! Pity me who has no curtains and will be kept awake all night by confused birds!
Brightest Blessings on you all

Subject: RE: BS: Happy Solstice
From: Polly Squeezebox
Date: 21 Jun 05 - 06:01 AM

The (Oak) King is dead, Long Live the (Holly) King.

Love, light and laughter to you all at this turning of the wheel of the year.

Subject: RE: BS: Happy Solstice
From: gnu
Date: 21 Jun 05 - 06:15 AM

Polly... Oak and Holly King? Please share.

Subject: RE: BS: Happy Solstice
From: Micca
Date: 21 Jun 05 - 08:20 AM

gnu, you could Try Here

Subject: RE: BS: Happy Solstice
From: GUEST,Mrrzy
Date: 21 Jun 05 - 08:27 AM

Merry Meet, Merry Part, and Merry Meet Again! Happy Long Day for the North and Short Day for the South!

Love and Reason,

-Mrr

Subject: RE: BS: Happy Solstice
From: gnu
Date: 21 Jun 05 - 09:04 AM

Thanks.

Subject: RE: BS: Happy Solstice
From: Tracey Dragonsfriend
Date: 21 Jun 05 - 09:18 AM

Blessings to all, and may the sun shine upon you...

Subject: RE: BS: Happy Solstice
From: JennyO
Date: 21 Jun 05 - 11:59 AM

It's Winter Solstice here in Oz - the light is returning.

Happy Solstice everyone!

Blessed Be,

Jenny

Subject: RE: BS: Happy Solstice
From: TheBigPinkLad
Date: 21 Jun 05 - 12:12 PM

That reminds me ... I have to go over the road and give the walnut tree a damn good thrashing.

Happy solstice!

Subject: RE: BS: Happy Solstice
From: matai
Date: 22 Jun 05 - 06:17 AM

Here in Auckland it is Winter but still warm enough to light a fire outside, drink mulled wine and drum in the sunrise, although it was a little windy last night. Some go to Mt Eden which is an extinct volcano in the centre of the city to see the day in there. The moon was right on full and shedding enough light to see by. Hope y'all had a good one.

Subject: RE: BS: Happy Solstice
From: Liz the Squeak
Date: 22 Jun 05 - 08:09 AM

Best be getting the logs in... winter draws on.

Blimey.. Christmas in 6 months!

Subject: RE: BS: Happy Solstice
From: Susan-Marie
Date: 22 Jun 05 - 05:21 PM

sung to the tune of "Old 100" (aka "Praise God from whom all blessing flow.....)

Sing joy to summer's longest day
Embrace the fire come what may
Oh summer sun you shine so bright
As you begin your path t'ward night

We're celebrating Litha at our UU church this SUnday and that's part of the service. We're also leading the congregation in a spiral dance - THAT should be interesting!