Today is the shortest day in the northern hemisphere. The winter solstice takes place at 5.11 pm today.
Please have your gongs, whistles and drums at the ready for the moment.
Photo credit – Andreas Krappweis
4 responses to “New Year Predictions for 2018”
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I have joined the Society of Grey Beard Bikers so the beard will have to stay.
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I have no objection to your beard, Father.
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No 4. I must be to the fore as I have 2 cameras that you know use real film.
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You may be right–and I hope you are–about film (which I use, and have had increasing difficulty in finding a place willing to develop it); here in San Francisco, there’s been a resurgence of interest in vinyl records.
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