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Solstice Glow

            It is at the darkest moments of the year when the earth is quietly resting, the nights are at their longest and the days so very short, the trees mostly stark and leafless and the skies often gloomy and grey, that Mother Nature can send us signs of hope as she did here, just two days before the winter solstice of 2010. 

During a spirit lifting walk on the Staffordshire and Worcestershire canal in Wolverhampton, the winter afternoon sun cast an enchanted light onto a tranquil, snow covered scene and infused a warm, atmospheric and magical glow into the shimmering mist on the surface of the water....

The winter solstice is the turning point, the start of a new solar year, the rebirth of the sun and the beginning of the cycle of life all over again. From here, the balance shifts as darkness becomes conquered by the light, the days grow longer and the sun starts to warm the earth and bring hope once more....

Yuletide greetings to all of my contacts in the wonderful Flickr community and to anyone else who has viewed, commented on, or chosen as a favourite, any of my photographs over this past year. Once again, your kind and encouraging words and the inspirational images you share have been a huge inspiration to me and, as always, your continuing support is very much appreciated. 

 May we all enjoy the inspiration and magic of this time of year as our predecessors intended rather than as the occasion of commercialisation and self gain which, for too many people it has now, unfortunately, become.

I wish you all a happy and peaceful Yuletide....

Taken on: December 19, 2010

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