Longest Day or Shortest Day

by Diana McCollum

 The June solstice in the Northern Hemisphere the December solstice in the Southern Hemisphere.

The Northern Winter Solstice is in December and the Southern Hemisphere winter solstice is in June.

“Let the energy of the summer solstice help you to balance, release, recharge.” – Unknown

“Green was the silence, wet was the light, the month of June trembled like a butterfly.” – Pablo Neruda

(my picture: Monterrey, CA)

“One way of celebrating the Solstice is to consider it a sacred time of reflection, release, restoration, and renewal.” – Sarah Ban Breathnach     

It may be the “longest day,” but it’s not the latest sunset. Nor the earliest sunrise!" (author unknown)

(My photo sunset Paradise, CA)

Winter Solstice or the shortest day of the year is for new beginnings.

The Winter Solstice is the time of ending and beginning, a powerful time -- a time to contemplate your immortality. A time to forgive, to be forgiven, and to make a fresh start. A time to awaken.  Frederick Lenz

“What good is the warmth of summer, without the cold of winter to give it sweetness. You only truly, deeply appreciate and are grateful for something when you compare and contrast it to something worse.” — John Steinbeck

(from memes and bams)

Hope you've enjoyed these memes of the Solstice and the winter solstice.