“One can’t paint New York as it is, but rather as it is felt.” – Georgia O'Keeffe
Dec 21, 2025
“There is a rejoicing that, even in the darkest time, the sun is not vanquished. As of tomorrow, the days begin to get longer as the light of day grows.” – Dacha Avelin
Dec 20, 2025
“Courage is found in unlikely places.” – J. R. R. Tolkien
Dec 19, 2025
“No man was ever wise by chance.” – Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Dec 18, 2025
“Happiness is like a kiss. You must share it to enjoy it.” – Bernard Meltzer
Dec 17, 2025
Today is the magical Winter Solstice, bringing the longest night of the year to the Northern Hemisphere, and marking the start of more daylight every day for the rest of the season, until June 20. The ancient cultures knew the Sun’s path across the sky, length of daylight, and location of the sunrise and sunset, which shifted in a regular way throughout the year, so people built monuments, like Stonehenge in England and the Torreon in Machu Picchu, Peru, to follow the Sun’s annual progress and predict its movements. READ more from on this day...
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