Near X-Class Xmas Blast!!

Big sunspots, sudden instability

Far north auroras they will see

Kilauea is erupting lava again

Any quake issues, humans for win

Not one quake even shakes at five

But, big storm waves, not all survive

Cali coast getting hammered

Rain drops here, not enamored

Bird feeders already seed-free

Lotta birds chirping at me...

Refill complete, frenzy resumes

Bummer, 2 mo' slam glassy tombs

Careful out there, lotta crazy

For many, road awareness...hazy

Happy Holladays

Today On Earth

Inside or out

Begonias blooming!!

Baby, It's Cold Outside...

Today's to be deepest cold air blast

Cuz on warming world, cold don't last

Sun is low but, no clouds for the block

Few issues about w/ shiftin' rock

Greece & Cuba and in Africa's rift

On the sun, spots are making a shift

Turning Earth's way, remaining stable

Hawai'i, shakes, rising of the lava table?

And, then places to go

Things to do

Today On Earth 

My frog buddy..

still hanging out...

Bang Bang...On The Door Baby!!

"You're WHAT! Tin roof..rusted"

For persistence, DrumHo is trusted

Love Shack experiment came together

W/ background singers, thru the weather

Semi-hoping 'singing' career is done

But, true be told, it sure was fun!!

Minor issues w/ the aftermath

Sub beers for dinner, a bad path

Solar heating, tire house is warm

In the chill, birds & squirrels swarm

S. Africa, Greece, Alaskan quakes

Minor solar blast, minor Earth rakes

Xmas auroras only near the north pole

Waters women on quite the roll

Mom hasn't competed in over 2 years

Played for fun, had no fears

Course, playing w/ the GOAT; #1

Makes it easy to win..that's fun

Posers for jesus, looking to the sky

Give their con a sciencey try

Surely the star did guide their way!!

But, winter travel, for taxes to pay??

That Venus is there, no real surprise

Just a Solstice party..in a new disguise

Venus & Jupiter do dazzle after dark

Still no reason to scream out HARK

West coast readies for mo' rain & snow

Air is waaay too dry up in Buffalo

Least winter is the shortest season

Solar proximity speed is the reason

We're tilted away but nearby

Hey, winter will surely fly

Who knows where we'll be by spring

Likely deep into cracra fascist thing

Winter darkness...

May not be the only darkness

Today On Earth

This hat allowed at this

Love Shack

Matty Gaetz...is not!!

Drop 'em while you got 'em

Ukraine

It's The Winter Solstice... And Feelin' Like It!!

We got biting cold.. but, no snow

Even more biting when winds blow

After clear morning w/ solar gain

Cumulus appear, a heating pain..

Bird feeders a busy feathered place

But, time for a lil squirrel erase..

They are gone & sun is back!!

Correlation: sunshine & BB attack?

I don't think so, happy coincidence

My presence, tree-rat disappearance

In our orbit, today, the sun stands still

Humans figured it out, was a thrill

Became of time of feasts & holidays

Til man gods came w/ hateful ways

But, to ease the 'pain' of conversion

Needed to keep the winter diversion

xmas, hanukah, kwanza latecomers all

Built on man-tales, all quite tall

But, early worship was about the sun

Knew, w/o the light, life, would be none

Today's solar nadir marked the spot

When life giving orb, headed back to hot!

That nearby star has new spots turning

Into our view, big blasts? soon learning

W/ 15 spots of deep instability

Likely some action we're gonna see

Round the Earth, up north, it's the cold

Few quakes, none seem to big or bold

One in Nepal may get boulders rollin'

New 6.1, Vanuatu, waves soon patrollin'

That's pretty low to stir up a wave

Bigger issue, humans that won't behave

Havin' babies they can't feed

(or teach to read)

Buying lots of crap they don't really need

Tis the season to run up big card debt

Coming economic woes, very safe bet

dementia donnie w/ tariffs & tax breaks

Problem..w/ Earth..ain't no fakes

36 trillion in debt, $270K every taxpayer

W/ war, drugs & shopping as fall delayer

Future of USA & world, coming fall..hard

'Leaders'..brains w/ worms, lies & lard..

Happy Winter, it ain't coming

It's here!!

Today On Earth

This shroom may last longer

Than US democracy

It's been around since election..

Waaaay healthier than donnie..

Last Day Of Fall...Feels Wintery!!

Our farthest tilt, tomorrow, am4:21

So...basically, Autumn is done

Autumn, Fall, same w/ different story

Less light & temp & leaves, no worry

Also, late Fall scene, incoming mice

'Hey, check this seed'.. bad trap advice

2 mice so far w/ another window bird

Yep, that was the big thud I heard..

Outside, more clouds & growing chill

As southward Arctic cold does spill

Texass & Zimbabwe w/ surprise quakes

And, San Andreas, as it NW-ward rakes

Ghinese space junk fell to Earth last night

Posing as a bright meteor sight

We spy on them, they spy on us

'Weather' ballon causes a big fuss

Soooo many people w/ soooo much hate

'merica sure not headed toward 'great'

But, taking us back, promise they made

Where most get screwed, rich get paid

Scary if Elon is making all the calls

Does he have donnie by the tiny balls?

Dementia boy worships all the wrong folks

W/ any bad news, he quickly chokes

Flock of snow birds, dropped outta the sky

And, another missed window fly-by:(

Don't see a body, must'a been a graze

Hints of sun may lower collision phase

Still not doing much solar heating

But, good news, stronger heart is beating

And, we're not ass deep in snow

Like they remain..in Buffalo

Today On Earth

Bomb 'em while you can Ukraine!

Vindictive Dementia... Nice!!

He's a mo-ron, we all agree w/ that

And, dementia seems where he's at

Vindictive prick, we knew that, too

Lawyers & money, looking to screw

First ABC, now Iowa for 'bad' poll

christian forgiveness, not this troll

Call him a liar, we all know tis true

But, now our "leader's" comin' for you

Or me, it's really hard to tell

But, if jesus' true, millions off to hell

😈

Earth don't care, if 8 billion or 4

But, we know won't tolerate any more

Earthshot awards, some clever stuff

Failed to notice, humans, we got enough

It's obvious in every photo they show

Human numbers continue to grow

At least, no big quakes today

And, no sunspots making us pay

Spots still there, minor quakes

Deep, deep cold w/ mini-breaks

But, arctic blast coming soon

W/ the solstice & waning moon

Just nice to have solar heating

Back on my back...

Today On Earth

donnie, dementia donnie

ass so fat can't wipe his own hinnee!!

Good thing he's got plenty that will

Matt, get the charmin..

A Three Hour Tour...

The weather started getting rough

The tiny ship was tossed...

You know the rest

8 day astronauts continue their test

Between Elon & Boeing..issues

In their crafts, perhaps fissures

Now Ghina adding mo' satellites

To extend their world spying rights

So...we've trashed land, sea & air

Now space pollution & do not care

All about greed & only for a few

Rebuild cathedral but people get screw

Worldwide, democracy's w/ a hit

Cuz human majority, stupid as shit

Coffee & chocolate, in short supply

That will sure make millions..cry

dementia donnie will not have a fix

Just denial & blame, his gang of dicks

Excuses are already coming..& fast

Democracy & peace unlikely to last

Not that we really have either one

Power & mayhem, waving a gun

Damp & nasty w/o any sun

Least, I'm keeping tree-rats on the run

Alberta clipper headed our way

Backside sunspots blasting away

Weather.com hyping 'superflare'

If grid is fried..maybe we care?!

Storm & quake ongoing aftermath

Just remember, Earth has no wrath

Just a planet, doing it's planet thing

Obey the rules or get the fling...

Today On Earth

Is this the 'road to no where'

Talking Heads referenced..??

Sure ain't no yellow brick road

But, it does keep growing!!

Vanuatu..You're Rockin' It!!

On island arc, on the Aussie plate

Chance of quakes, beyond great

Today's 7.3 Vanuatu subduction

Resulted in a big housing reduction

Tsunami danger has now passed

But, the archipelago.. got trashed

Here, we're stable, cloudy & warm

But, bundling up for an arctic swarm

Rain mañana ahead of the front

Earlier, a squirrel on the 'hunt'

Actually, saw a squirrel eating meat

Grabbed a dead bird, seemed a treat

Birds not doing well w/ the overcast

Hit my window, they don't last...:(

But, a tree rat..eating a dead bird

That was one, hadn't seen or heard..

CME, that was forecast to miss

Zapped the Earth, couldn't resist??

Waning moon remains bright at night

Perched just above red Mars tonight

Asia is dealing with monsoon rain

Just Earth, bad human planning = pain

Thai monastery was washed away

Yet, to buddha they pray & pray

jesus, allah, jehovah too, li'l help

Maybe a big downgrade on yelp..

Cuz billions worship, pray & pay

Just empty promises come their way

Today On Earth

No chocolate problem here:)

Hey Ukraine..better use those missiles

Good news w/ new demented donnie crew

Bring polio back, woowoo!!

What The What????

Suddenly, the TOE from nary a view

To almost more, than quite a few??

I never know what's up out there

Then who & what & when & where?

Is it Singapore or eyes in Ghina?

I'm guessing not Syria or Carolina..

Here it clouds & chilly w/ gloom

But, on Mayotte, Cyclone Chido, boom!

Whom will they blame, to whom, beg?

My guess: France, Froggies, shake a leg!

Stop oohhing over Notre Dame redo

Realize, warming is the real new screw

Usual 5-ish boundary quakes scene

In far north, few auroras still seen

Moon lit the sky, thru clouds & rain

Ground w/ 0.4" of water gain

Ahead, usual roller coaster week

Warm then cold, storms going freak

Gotta go north if you want snow

Here, it's a midweek re-rain show

Winter kicks off this Saturday

The Solstice..celebrate the holiday!

Only a poser thinks it ain't the real reason

That we party in the new season!

Today On Earth.. 

Says it all...

dog is good...

Forget Solar Gain W/ The Coming Rain..

Forecast calls for showers, just light

Clouds thicken, only hint of sun in sight

Not nasty cold, long ways from warm

Seems a lull in my squirrel swarm

Huge prominence on edge of the sun

But, blast at Earth, only grazing stun

Auroras coming up the arctic way

More likely rain & snow today

Full Moon hanging w/ Jupiter last night

Little chance tonight, just clouds bright

Just rain here, lil too much heat

But, WVa, bet the skiing's sweet!

Another 5+ quake Mendocini junction

Triple plate joint, Earth rambunction

Another on shore S. Mexico

Still shimmies around Puerto Rico

Elsewhere, lots of lake effect snow

ABC gotta pay, for telling the truth

donnie's a rapist, conviction the proof

Con man, rapist, traitor, demented liar

W/ every word, pants could burst into fire

USA collapse likely coming soon

Serious issues...here by June

Data centers & heat up power demand

Oceans rise farther up the sand

Hurricanes will need new..Cat 6

Hopes, Mar a Lago reduced to sticks

dementia donnie sucking lil vlad's stubby

'mericans deny obese, just a lil chubby

Autism, diabetes & heart disease

Giving health care another squeeze

Up the denials, refuse to pay

Insurance bankruptcy on the way

Continue on like fat man 'in charge'

(ain't talking Santa)

Deny, deny & keep living large..

And, sorry Ukraine, you're screwed

Cuz we picked vlady's blow buddy dude

Today On Earth

One chocolate dog's toy

Passed on to another choco dog

Breyer's dark chocolate Buddy!!

Hazy Sun..Better Than None!!

Deep High pressure has settled in

Northern flow w/ clouds, but thin

Thin...not something seen in the USA

Fat, obese, Oprah declared, was A-OK

Insurance, 'health' care, deep into greed

As unhealthy 'mericans continue to feed

To fix it all, 'can't ya give me a pill'

Then, can sit on my ass & swill

Earth don't care, got fires & snow

Quakes off Cali, around Puerto Rico

Sunspots, unstable, getting fired up

Message to ionosphere..wuzup??

Moon'll be hanging w/ Jupiter again

Nearly Full, nice evening lightin'

Still high haze, still house warming

Early signs, tomorrow.. be storming?

Outside, temp very slow to rise

It's December, ain't no surprise..

Today On Earth

What the hell tore this up..

Seems later for deer rubbin'

But, somebody left a message

Want Snow? Try Buffalo!!

Course, the problem w/ Buffalo

You'll need a sno-cat to try & go

And, that may not be enough

Warm water + cold air = rough!!

Here, it's just cold but not extreme

W/ birds & squirrels livin' the dream

NW Aussie plate corner, shaky today

More of Texass than Cali w/ sway!!

Geminid meteors'll be shootin' tonight

☄

But, wash-out..cuz moon's so bright

Venus & Jupiter continue their show

Gaze south..

If you just turn you head, to & fro

Lotta pardons coming from Joe

Different from thugs donnie'll let go

Most have served time & learned

dementia donnie's want USA burned

Warming world w/ doonie's insanity

Who really knows what we'll see

But, it won't be clever...or smart

And, sure no sympathy or heart

If Posers for jesus get their way

Then we all...are gonna pay..

Today On Earth

Gorgeous woodcut of the Golden Gate

And the City & headlands

Want more...go to

https://driversmarket.com/killion-mural/

Back To December's Solar Heating

Rain is gone, front has moved thru

Temps down, but got lotta sun..woo!

Squirrels well aware that I'm up

Curtains open, departure abrupt!

Another front coming to deepen cold

Hopes for snow here, waaay too bold

Usual scene of quakes & aftershocks

2 dozen mountains hurling ash & rocks

All, but Iceland, w/ eruption as, ongoing

Still, it's just the locals that are knowing

Sun got spots but none are erupting

Happy for solar heat, no clouds disrupting

Shooting insurance CEO sure has stirred

Reality that payment denials are insured

AI makes health decisions & people die

Filthy rich 'insurers' no tears gonna fly..

No consequences for crime or big greed

W/ pathetic whining about rights & need

Rules remain simple: Adapt, Migrate or Die

Enjoy your time...all gonna wave byebye

Hopefully not..

Today On Earth

Happy Holladays!!

Malibu Flamin' Screw.. Here, RAIN!!

While fires rage in Cali ritzy town

Here we got the rain comin' down

Aleutians, off Mendocino shake on

Signs of 'merican sympathy..gone

Not that health care exec deserves love

But, drooling for murderer's far above

dementia donnie's spewing of hate

Well, not that far above..so not great

TrumpVirus nastiness is the new norm

He & cabinet in need of a bullet swarm

We got the guns, we got the hate

For mayhem, never long to wait

Drive-by killing..maybe from overpass

But, most just focus on price of gas

Pump that CO2, mo' & mo' into the air

Unlivable world, we don't seem to care

Now into the xmas begging season

Poor parenting is the main reason

Give, give, give or feel the guilt

As need for abortion, contraception wilt

Plan before kids & don't whine to me

But, think housing & food be free

Tatts & braids, fancy phones & shoes

W/ made up 'rights' in twisted views

Earth is pretty low on 'rights'

Survive by day, again at night

Pass good genes & knowledge along

Otherwise..Earth won't even say.. so long

Today On Earth

Seems..my deceased dad

Is making whiskey!!

Expensive whiskey!!

Gloom & Doom... That's Just The Weather

As we hunker in, fear reign of terror

We should look into Syria mirror

Vengeful dick-tator, killing his own

Here, set up by lotta lies on the phone

For TDS* only seeing fake news on fox

Your fatty brain's been set w/reality locks

Like dementia donnie's world view

Little he says is real.. is actually true

Like..Earth is young, evolution ain't real

And, donnie's good at business & a deal

But, 6 times bankruptcy he's declared

And, paying taxes, he hasn't shared

But lying con man, he's got that down

So 'believers' kneel, got nose..so brown

All as Earth continues to rage

As we move deeper into new warmer stage

Santa Ana's in Cali, torching Malibu

Nevada w/ 5.8 quake, just local screw

East coast headed for mo' flooding rain

Followed by frigid cold spell, again

In new standard trend, '24 gonna be

Even hotter than was a hot '23

Which beat '22, that cooked '21

Seem to think, we can fix all w/ a gun

Health care CEO not shown lot of love

How many insured got bankruptcy shove

TrumpVirus has deepened, metastasized

Spew blame, evil & hate, not surprised

Posers for jesus, so pious w/ their cross

But, it's money & power that's the real boss

Talk love & family, but so quick to defile

Elect rapists, free traitors, support pedophile

Grand Ole Party of Lincoln is long gone

Donnie's white hate party is comin' on

Today On Earth

Working toward

Happy Holladays!!

Just try & avoid

*TDS

Trump Dick Suckers

They are everywhere..

Fat, vacant look..you've seen 'em

walmart, dollar stores..

The Usual Mayhem..

As usual, for what it's worth

Earth is, well, being Earth

Landslides here, eruptions there

Alaskan quake, no tsunami to declare

UK has got cold, wild wind & rain

Making it tough to land a plane

Kanlaon in Philippines w/ a blow

No surprise, RingOFire volcano!

Here, it's our 1st li'l rain event

Mo' wetness, Wednesday sent

Solar blast, just not headed our way

SoCali, 'nother high fire danger day

I'm sure, dementia donnie telling lies

Me, I just have to avert my eyes

Anna Leigh rules, pickleball queen!

Rams & refs, more slime seen

Same w/ KC, false start every play

But, refs just look the other way

Got Downy peckers on the suet

Nuthatches on seed, goin' to it

Finches in 2 color varieties

Gold & house, cannot agree

Both rake seed to the ground

Me w/ BB...no squirrels around:)

Today On Earth

The fading of the fungus

Come on, Joe!

Shut down government

Blast Russia

Leave donnie same mess..

He left you..

Forecast Sunny... WRONG!!

Forecast cold but sunny skies

Either bad, or like donnie, lies

Now forecast for days of rain

Off & on, we'll see how much pain

Some flood plain likely to pay

'Never seen it like this' they'll say

At least, warming w/ the southern air

And, w/ cold snap , no sign of bear..

Sunspot growing & gettin' unstable

CME's could be on the table

Kuril Isles & Iceland shaky today

Offshore Cali seafloor still a'sway

Slow bird fest no longer true

Tubes of seed, they're going thru

My Gladwell re-read, into book 3

Now it's 'Outliers' memories for me

Explanations never as easy as they seem

Me thinks, usually an underlying scheme

Often money and denial of blame

Stay w/ status quo, the easy game

Perhaps why progress is so slow

When it's wrong...what you 'know'

And Earth just won't cooperate...

Next few years...so not great

Today On Earth

The big dog & his protégé

5 years to build back

Earth forces Notre Dame reopening

Inside..

Pearl Harbor.. Earliest Sunset.. COLD!!

83 years ago on this day

Jap emperor made a bad play

Blew ships at Pearl Harbor away

And, brought 'merica into the fray

Later.. 'uncle' he wouldn't say

So, we nuked 2 cities to the clay!

Punk Bitch!!

War..old, greedy men, seeking power

Waste resources, make enemies cower

Never works, never long term success

Just breeds hate, death & makes a mess

Still we allow our taxes to pay

So the rich & wrinkled w/ lives can play

Poor boys (& girls) keep signing on

Only reality, their freedom is gone

What's gone here, any warm air

Clouds have blocked sunlight share

Birds have eaten the feeders down

Raking it mostly to the ground

Aftershocks roil off the Cali coast

And, subduction ring, usual host

Spaceweather update, there is not

Peak of cycle, lotta spots

dementia donnie's picks, ready to suck

Kneepads on, USA outta luck..

Focus on one, others nuts, too

Believe any crazy's what they do..

Least sunsets get later, but not soon

Tonight, check out Saturn..w/ the moon

Today On Earth

Root end look..

At the sitting tree..

Cali Shakes From Quake, We Shake From Cold...

Mag. 7.0 quake offshore Mendocino

But, tsunami was, seems a no-show

Shook on shore, rattled things up

Those quakes, always so abrupt..

Here, it's the cold w/ slap in face

Least the wind is only a lil trace

More squirrels than birds in the yard

One just took off, he's running hard

Maybe a hawk..it wasn't me

But, a move to leap, it will be

W/ a BB!!

W/ the cold more bird action

Mostly ruled by house finch faction

Dementia donnie's rapist nominees

Even GOP they can not please

Lots of raw milk would sure explain

Why RFKjr has trouble w/ his brain

Well, that and the worm, eatin' away

Pretty stupid to buy what he's gonna say

Natural Selection just doesn't stop

Tis why the mo-rons don't stay on top..

Today On Earth..

This mushroom has held up better

Than RFKjr's face

He & MT Greene

Must use same facial cream

Deep, Deep Deep Into Blustery!!

Just 'blustery' today may not be enough

Wind outside, is getting pretty rough

Power has already been out

Tree on line, the REC text shout

At least clouds have moved away

Leaving solar heating a chance to play

To our north, a deep, powerful Low

Winds & cold & lake effect snow

Then a big ole High on the Plain

Pressure gradient, winds gone insane

But, a southern wind's what we got

So, it ain't cold, still far from hot

Forecast, temps to drop thru the day

'Nother night in the teens, on the way

Couple of big quakes rocking I-Ran

Boulders set loose.. northern Pakistan?

Aleutians, Argentina..shook up today

Sun's still spotty, but magnetic stability

Moon & Venus the real show last night

Hope you got out for glimpse, a delight

Two still near, but moon moving on

Lewotobi Laki Laki w/ a minor break

Finally, escape flight some may take

Still 'bout 2 dozen mountains a'spewin'

Planning a vist, think about whacha doin'

Maybe Iceland or to see Fuego

Safe distance the key for volcano show

Dementia donnie, misogynist picks

Rapists all w/ their short lil dicks

W/ memory short, anyone's in play

Long as you kiss.. his fat ass..

Today..On Earth

Moon, low..Venus above

In the wispy clouds

Better in person

So, get out and look!!

Planets, Shining & Stormin'

Twister on Lake Erie, Jupiter rages, too

Seems most any planet's coming for you

Even got snow down Carolina way

But, near Great Lakes, you gonna pay!

Here, it's just butt cold, for a while yet

On today's Earth.. warm up a safe bet

Few quakes, locals perhaps on edge

Subduction, doing the big plate wedge

Got clear skies, get out tonight

Moon & Venus'll be quite the sight

Just bundle up, it's gonna be cold

And, sunspots, yea, just none too bold

Today On Earth

Moon & Venus

Spectacular!!

Even better tonight..

Off Earth:)

Quaking & Snow Flaking.. You Pardon, Joe!!!

Puerto Rico & Hawai'i got the shakes

Snow still piles downwind of da Lakes

Here, it's cold but w/ solar heating

As I work on Holladay card greeting

So glad to see Joe pardon his son

1/2 of GOP congress on drugs w/ a gun

And didn't pay taxes, that's a GOP goal

But, hypocrisy & blame's..how they roll

While he's got immunity, 1 step beyond

Make fat, lying traitor, be up & gone!!

Dementia donnie & JD, disappear at sea

And, a better place the world would be!

Sun got spots, no blasts headed this way

That's 'bout all I got to say..

Today On Earth

Buddy the Cat

Gettin' his bluegrass on!!

December - On & Off Earth

December 2024 - On & Off Earth

There are trade-offs putting a house with a wall of glass on the south side, to welcome solar heating, amongst hardwoods. The cooling provided by those fully leafed trees during the warm months becomes less welcome as we revolve into the cool seasons. But, the solar heating improves with every leaf that tumbles to the forest floor and by mid-November it’s too warm and bright to write, or eat, at my ‘summer’ desk. As December’s sun angle nears its lowest point, the Winter Solstice(@ 4:21am on the 21st), I have drifted farther and farther back into my, toasty warm, little tirehouse.

With just the evergreens and a few, hardy, clingy, red oak leaves to block the views, December offers the bundled up wanderer a perspective of our piedmont world unseen for many months. Our ancient, slowly eroding, wrinkled planet reveals its true self more readily in the winter and with far fewer pesky biting bugs and reptiles. It’s even safer to push the limits on outside strolls into the long hours of December darkness.

The first week of December hosts the earliest sunsets of the year (earliest, the 7th @ 4:51pm) and as the sun sets on our part of Earth, our star’s reflected light is easy to spot, well up in the southwest, on our nearest planetary neighbor, Venus. And, the Evening Star is tracking us down.

After 4.5 billion years, our star and its planets have settled into a geometric resonance; each semi-locked into a balanced, predictable, orbital dance. Venus twirls about the sun nine times while Earth is making but five trips. Over the next 3 months, I'll hope you can get out often to watch Venus swing wide in its journey before catching and zipping by us in early March.

Venus will be joined, a little later tonight, by its brightness rival, Jupiter. With a fairly clear view, by 6pm, facing south, you can turn to the left, looking east and see Jupiter, turn right and see Venus. For the first half of the month, the waxing moon will be somewhere along the arc between the two planets. That waxing moon, its reflected sunlight no longer blocked by leaves, offers bonus outdoor lighting to counter December’s early darkness. Get out and check out the lunar crescent left of Venus on the 5th, near Saturn on the 7th, passing Jupiter just shy of full on the 13th. The Full, Long Night, moon will chase Jupiter across the sky the next night.

December offers a chance to highlight the difference between the mythology of Astrology and the science of Astronomy. Earth wobbles about in its orbit, our space view slowly changing over the centuries. Because Scorpio and Sagittarius are very low on Earth’s orbital plane, the sun actually spends the first eighteen days of December in the constellation Ophiuchus, the Snake Bearer, moving into Sagittarius on the 19th. Who knew there was a 13th zodiacal constellation?

After eating cherry tomatoes from my garden deep into November, the reality of the seasons is here, it’s suddenly cold. The deep deposits of evaporated Great Lake water as ‘lake effect’ snow on cities just downwind of those lakes should be a reminder that hurricane preparedness has become snow and ice storm preparedness. Long range forecasts of La Niña and a milder, drier winter will always be interspersed with the daily reality of Earth’s, ever changing, winter weather.

As a retired Holladay and able to enjoy every day as a Holladay, I realize we are shopping and celebrating our way into ‘The Holiday’ season. However you celebrate this festive time of year, this Holladay hopes your holidays are safe and filled with the sharing of much joy and love.

Today On Earth

And, yes, google sucks as a word processor...stick to slanted searches..