Except for me of course, Winter Solstice Poodle! The Red Queen & CEO built a great, huge(1o foot minimum) pile of sticks and culled trees over the summer and set it blazing on the 21st. Oh, I should mention that we are completely nuts (all of us) because it was close to zero degrees with winds up to 25mph and LAKE EFFECT SNOW. By the time the CEO had set the fire, over 13 inches of new snow had fallen this day.I had some reservations the fire would take, however with the very dry timber accompanied by the wind the conflagration was spectacular at times. Pitch black dark outside, red sparks roiling across the snow,wind whipping the flames to a cresendo....ahhhh, the beauty of it all. Tie it all together with a little homemade mead (the Red Queen drank Pinot, the meads much to sweet for her), and a dinner of root vegetables w/ venison tenderloin, and my friends you have a perfect celebration to the unconquered sun. I will end this post with two of my favorite quotes about winter....
The cold was our pride, the snow was our beauty. It fell and fell, lacing day and night together in a milky haze, making everything quieter as it fell, so that winter seemed to partake of religion in a way no other season did, hushed, solemn.
~Patricia Hampl~
Turn down the noise. Reduce the speed. Be like somnolent bears, or those other animals that slow down and almost die in the cold season. Let it be the way it is. The magic is there in it's power.
~Henry Mitchell
And yes, the fire did burn through the night, waiting for the sun to return.
1 comments:
Venison tenderloin, hmm that must taste good. Well, it seem you were having the Christmas spirit and finally deterred all those gloomy thoughts that we all have when winter starts. We finally accept the inevitable, huh? I digress here, but you understand, don't you. I am glad you all set that nice fire and had a wonderful meal. I wish you many happy days like this in these holidays. Merry Christmas!
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