Solstice, the shortest day of the year.

Winter has started. It is cold enough outside to wear a warm coat. The streets are wet with rain, which is going to become rain.

A poem about Christmas, and about how some people are insulted by those who celebrate Christmas.

Soon it will be Winter. There is one more month and it is Winter. The final count down to Winter has started today.

The fourth letter in a series of random missives to the Norse god of Chaos.

Dong Zhi, sometimes spelled as Dongzhi, is the Chinese (and sometimes other Asian group’s) celebration of the Winter Solstice. This holiday is usually held on 22 December, though this date may change yearly depending upon when the Solstice falls, and is often considered only slightly less important than traditional Chinese New Year celebrations.

Families enjoy time spent in making tang yuan
IT IS a merry family affair whenever Lau Kwai Fong makes glutinuous rice balls (tang yuan) for the Winter Solstice festival.

A wee run for tonight…

Soon it will be winter. The winter solstice is on December 21. There is the summer and the winter solstices when you risk to gain more weight because it is too hot to stay inside or too cold to go out.

A personal view of the season.