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day in the life: winter solstice 2022
Dec. 21st, 2022 06:36 pmI took the day off work today to go and watch the sun rise over the sea. I'm not especially spiritual by nature, but I attach some significance to the Solstice, both symbolically and as a part of nature worth appreciating, so I try to watch the sunrise each year. If the sea were easier to get to, I'd watch the sun rise at the Summer Solstice as well.
Close to the actual sunrise, I ended up accidentally sat next to a group of pagan/new age women also there for the Solstice. They were very nice, and correctly surmised that a guy in rainbow trousers probably wouldn't be scared off by them. So I sat by them while they did their stuff (they had these cool glass resonant things) until my feet felt like ice blocks and I had to go somewhere warm. Like I said, I'm not very spiritual, but it was nice to be invited to ambiently participate in their spiritual practice.
Then, since I had the day off, I went into town and got breakfast, returned a jumper that needed returning, and wandered around some charity shops. I ended up buying one of the Culture novels, and also a copy of Dune which someone has written in (!). I love books that people have written in, and I've never read Dune, so I'm going to enjoy reading it with someone's little annotations, I think.
Close to the actual sunrise, I ended up accidentally sat next to a group of pagan/new age women also there for the Solstice. They were very nice, and correctly surmised that a guy in rainbow trousers probably wouldn't be scared off by them. So I sat by them while they did their stuff (they had these cool glass resonant things) until my feet felt like ice blocks and I had to go somewhere warm. Like I said, I'm not very spiritual, but it was nice to be invited to ambiently participate in their spiritual practice.
Then, since I had the day off, I went into town and got breakfast, returned a jumper that needed returning, and wandered around some charity shops. I ended up buying one of the Culture novels, and also a copy of Dune which someone has written in (!). I love books that people have written in, and I've never read Dune, so I'm going to enjoy reading it with someone's little annotations, I think.
