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Old 12-23-2013, 09:00 AM
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Happy Winter Solstice

As we begin the journey back towards the light, may your season be happy and healthy

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Old 12-23-2013, 09:40 AM
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Soyala, the season of prayerful thanks to the returning sun.

Bendicións do solsticio!

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Old 12-23-2013, 10:02 AM
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Old 12-23-2013, 10:15 AM
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Here in AZ, the sun doesn't go away on vacation, it just takes a 3 day weekend.
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Old 12-23-2013, 10:22 AM
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Soyala, the season of prayerful thanks to the returning sun.

Bendicións do solsticio!

Is that picture from Chaco Canyon?

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Old 12-23-2013, 10:33 AM
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Thanks Jake! It is good to stop and think about the days getting longer!
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Old 12-23-2013, 11:36 AM
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Is that picture from Chaco Canyon?

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Yup. One of many sun daggers here in the SW. There is a good one near here on the V Bar V ranch, but it was cloudy this time around and the sun couldn't do it's work. I have pictures of it but don't have time to dig thru disks to find them.
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Old 12-23-2013, 11:39 AM
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Big coincidence that so many cultures and religions place their most sacred holidays around this time.
The sun is the real reason for the season.
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Old 12-23-2013, 11:54 AM
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The Beatles- Here Comes The Sun - YouTube
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Old 12-23-2013, 12:07 PM
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Big coincidence that so many cultures and religions place their most sacred holidays around this time.
Agreed. The changing of the seasons was considered to be the basis for most of what we now call holidays. IIRC JC was supposed to have actually been born in spring or early summer, which is another point when many religons have a big to do – due to spring; not JC, that is.
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Old 12-23-2013, 12:14 PM
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At least the ancient clocks didn’t need to be re-wound every day. They had some great ideas on lo maintenance and automation.
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Old 12-23-2013, 12:57 PM
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At least the ancient clocks didn’t need to be re-wound every day. They had some great ideas on lo maintenance and automation.
Yeah, but it's a b!tch to figure out during DST.
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^no time card to punch so who would GAS?
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At least the ancient clocks didn’t need to be re-wound every day. They had some great ideas on lo maintenance and automation.
Only one moving part.

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