Overboard by Chip Dunham for December 21, 2024

If you don’t reach the shortest day of the year, the days will never start getting longer again.

Good morning, crew!

Good morning, Crew!

Only 6 months until the the days start getting shorter again.

I believe I must be an anomaly among humans. I really don’t mind the early sunsets and the “short” days.

It’s kinda nice curling up and hibernating in the winter!!

Good morning everyone! Have a great day. A special Good mroning to Dry when she gets here.

Good morning Crew and my Captain!

That long black cloud is comin’ down. I feel I’m knockin’ on heavens door. Knock knock knockin’ on heavens door…….

Happy Solstice! Promise of longer days and sunshine!

It’s longer every day from here on out. Look on the Brighter Side.

The good news is that the days are getting longer now.

Hang tight! It gets better after this!!!

[Precisely what Moore1 said two posts up … ]

Good Evening, Crew.

Here above the 49th parallel, the sun sets at 4:17pm.

I’ve been trying to find the poem that celebrates St. Lucy’s Day as having the shortest day, but the longest night, perfect for love. (No, it’s not Donne’s “Nocturnal on St Lucy’s Day,” and Spenser’s “Epithalamion” doesn’t seem to mention St. Lucy’s Day specifically. Google hasn’t helped, but I’ll keep looking.)