Category Archives: Seasons & Celebrations

Observations of the seasons, particular holidays and special days.

The Watches of the Longest Night

Posted on December 21, 2011 by Mark Zeiger

The Winter Solstice has come, Midwinter’s Night, or, for those completely out of touch with the reality of our hemisphere’s seasons, “the first day of winter.” Ironically, it does feel more like the beginning of winter than the middle, on … Continue reading →

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Stark County Holiday Ramblings

Posted on December 17, 2011 by Mark Zeiger

If you’re reading Mary Oliver’s Twelve Moons as a lunar calendar with me this year, it’s time for a Christmas poem for today’s last quarter moon, Stark County Holidays. I love some of the lines this poem offers. “We sit … Continue reading →

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