{"id":4889,"date":"2010-12-22T07:15:55","date_gmt":"2010-12-22T07:15:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zatista.com\/blog\/?p=4889"},"modified":"2017-05-05T15:08:17","modified_gmt":"2017-05-05T19:08:17","slug":"winter-welcome","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zatista.com.au\/blog\/2010\/12\/22\/winter-welcome\/","title":{"rendered":"Winter Welcome"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"_mcePaste\">Yesterday was the winter solstice, the shortest day of 2010 here in North America, and the first day of what I hope will be a beautiful and peaceful winter.<\/div>\n<div><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">_<\/span><\/div>\n<div>\n<div id=\"attachment_4890\" style=\"width: 360px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zatista.com\/product\/details\/9385\/the-ice-tester\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4890\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4890\" title=\"winter6keithdotson\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zatista.com\/art\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2010\/12\/winter6keithdotson.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"350\" height=\"275\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-4890\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Ice Tester by Keith Dotson zatista.com<\/p><\/div>\n<p>This year, the solstice packed a heavenly punch with a full moon plus a full lunar eclipse, visible in the Americas if you were lucky enough to have a clear sky and the chutzpah to be awake between midnight and 3 a.m. And how could you not when the last winter solstice eclipse was in 1638! What&#8217;s more: this year&#8217;s celestial events were topped off by the Ursid meteor shower. Did anyone see it? Sadly, my region didn&#8217;t have clear skies last night.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div id=\"attachment_4892\" style=\"width: 360px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zatista.com\/product\/details\/9140\/trees-inwinter-3\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4892\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4892\" title=\"winter3adam regan\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zatista.com\/art\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2010\/12\/winter3adam-regan.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"350\" height=\"189\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-4892\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Trees in Winter3 by Adam Regan<\/p><\/div>\n<p>According to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/grove-harris\/yule-eclipse-2010-winter-_b_799187.html\">Grove Harris of The Huffington Post<\/a>, &#8220;Winter solstice marks the first day of winter and the beginning of the return of the sun. While the cold deepens, the lengthening days show a welcome turning towards spring&#8217;s renewal. This gives a message of hope: frozen ground, relentless cold and the darkest season will not last forever.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div id=\"attachment_4891\" style=\"width: 360px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zatista.com\/product\/details\/11895\/landscape-in-winter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4891\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4891\" title=\"winter1 josh huyser\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zatista.com\/art\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2010\/12\/winter1-josh-huyser.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"350\" height=\"263\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-4891\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Landscape in Winter by Josh Huyser<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"_mcePaste\">\n<div><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">_<\/span><\/div>\n<div>&#8220;This dark time of the year is time to catch up on sleep, perhaps mimicking the hibernating animals a bit, and to celebrate with friends,&#8221; Harris continues.<\/div>\n<div><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">_<\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"_mcePaste\">\n<div id=\"attachment_4893\" style=\"width: 360px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zatista.com\/product\/details\/12260\/ice-pond\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4893\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4893\" title=\"winter4billfinney\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zatista.com\/art\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2010\/12\/winter4billfinney.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"350\" height=\"258\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-4893\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ice Pond by Bill Finney zatista.com<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">_<\/span><br \/>\nFinally, Harris asks, &#8220;How can we participate in this cyclic life? In what ways am I hibernating, turning inward, and resting at this time?\u00a0What new ray of insight am I looking for, to guide me in the coming year? What&#8217;s being born in me in the dark season, to be sheltered for a while and brought forth in the spring season? Solstice meditations can feed the year ahead.&#8221;<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">&#8211; <\/span><\/div>\n<div>\n<div id=\"attachment_4894\" style=\"width: 360px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zatista.com\/product\/details\/11400\/the-woods-in-winter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4894\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4894 \" title=\"winter8annelively\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zatista.com\/art\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2010\/12\/winter8annelively.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"350\" height=\"280\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-4894\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Woods in Winter by Anne Lively zatista.com<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">_<\/span><br \/>\nTo further honor the pace of winter we&#8217;ll have just one post this week here on WallSpin, and only one post next week as well.<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">_<\/span><\/div>\n<div>\n<div id=\"attachment_4899\" style=\"width: 360px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zatista.com\/product\/details\/12591\/snow-birds\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4899\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4899\" title=\"winter7andreavanvoorstvanbeest\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zatista.com\/art\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2010\/12\/winter7andreavanvoorstvanbeest.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"350\" height=\"247\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zatista.com.au\/art\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2010\/12\/winter7andreavanvoorstvanbeest.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.zatista.com.au\/art\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2010\/12\/winter7andreavanvoorstvanbeest-140x100.jpg 140w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-4899\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Snow Birds by Andera van Voorst Van Beest<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">_<\/span><br \/>\nOn that note, I&#8217;ll leave you to ponder the solstice and what it stirs in you.\u00a0Wishing you a very warm and cozy winter, from your friends at Zatista.<\/div>\n<div><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">_<\/span><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In what ways am I hibernating, turning inward, and resting at this time? 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