Solstice

[julesjones]

It's 10pm, and I'm sitting here looking at what is still a blue sky, although the sun has gone and the blue is deepening towards twilight. It's still more than light enough to see colours in the garden, and not just the vivid pinks and oranges of the Busy Lizzies. In an hour or so the colours will be gone, all but the deep blue of the twilight sky.

The night at this time of the year doesn't quite touch 7 hours from sunset to sunrise. But tonight is the night it tuns, as the nights slowly lengthen. It will get warmer for a few weeks yet, but this night is the reminder that the seasons will turn once again.

Comments

[sallymn.livejournal.com]

I have to admit, I didn't go out to look at the sky (it was both freezy and ohsofoggy)

[julesjones]

No point in looking at the sky if you can't actually see the sky. :-)

[carl-allery.livejournal.com]

I was looking out about 9.45 and it was plenty light enough to see, but getting dimpsy inside the house. Too light outside to shut the curtains, but too dark not to turn on the lights. And then around 04.00 it was starting to pale beyond the curtains again. I definitely want to go further north for the solstice one year - Scotland at least.

[julesjones]

I can say that St Andrews at this time of year is rather spectacular on the sunset turning into sunrise front. :-)