Years ago, a friend of mine used to proclaim joy as the days grew longer after December 21. Her take on winter was that it was a necessary adjustment that allowed us to embrace the returning light. Without the darkness the lightening days wouldn't be nearly so delicious. George Harrison even wrote a song about it, Here Comes the Sun. The story is that he wrote the song in spring but in my mind it's a celebration of the turning season at solstice.
In honor of the returning of sunshine, here's a summer watercolor from a couple of years ago. It's a pathway along the bank of Gray's Lake, a park near my home studio.
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| "The Path at Gray's Lake," watercolor, 5x10 |
So happy holidays and happy solstice. Here Comes the Sun.
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