I can feel the light growing! The earth has tipped its axis and the daylight begins to return. Happy New Year to you and yours.

Red amaryllis and paperwhites, blooming even in dark times

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I have a kokedama houseplant that is my own little Stonehenge. Even though the window faces north, for a only few days at the Solstice, sunshine pours in.

Solstice sun illuminating a plant in a north window in Seattle

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Dusty is almost 20, and still knows how to chill and purr.

Dusty kitty in the sunbeams meditates on the turn of the year

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