Solstice: the time or date (twice each year) at which the sun reaches its maximum or minimum declination, marked by the longest and shortest days (about June 21 and December 22).
Oxford Dictionary
The word solstice has its origin from the Latin word solstitium “point at which the sun seems to stand still.”
So here you have it. Summer…..

And Winter….

Greetings of the Solstice to you all! Happy Holidays for all who are celebrating holidays this week. Best wishes to everyone for the New Year.I will be absent this week with family and friends for Christmas. I’ll be back the following week.
Both beautiful! Have a wonderful new year, Anne. ๐
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Happy New Year! Lovely photos.
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Thank you and Happy New Year to you too!
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So bezaubernd sind deine schรถnen Fotos. Wรผnsche dir eine schรถne Winterzeit, liebe Anne.
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Happy holidays, warm and lovely! ๐
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Thank you and I wish the same for you.๐
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I had no idea that’s what solistice meant, made me look at the two photos is a different way. Merry Christmas and Happy 2020 to you, yoyr family and the animals!
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Happy Christmas and New Year to you and yours Emma.
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Happy Holidays, Merry Christmas, Merry Festivus, Happy Hanukkah or Bah Humbug!
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HaHA! Perhaps all of the above.๐คฃ No seriously…. Merry Christmas and all the best for the New Year.
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Merry Christmas to you and yours, Anne!
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Thank you Terri and the same wishes to you.๐คถ๐๐
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nice share
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Sending warm greetings from Romรขnia and Happy Holidays to you and your family !
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Happy Holidays to you too!
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Beautiful, beautiful! Happy Holidays!
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Beautiful image.
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Thank you.
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Merry Christmas!! Enjoy your holidays with your family. Sending warm hugs from California! โค๏ธ๐ฅฐ
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Thank you Diana! I appreciate the warm hugs. Merry Christmas to you and your family including the four legged family .
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Nicely done. Which one is Florida?
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I like your sense of humor,! They are both our back garden .๐
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Thank you Anne, Happy Holidays to you too! ๐ค๐๐xxx
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And to all of you in the Hghlands!๐๐ ๐คถ
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Thank you Anne! ๐ค๐ xxx
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Both views are lovely. Merry Christmas.
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Merry Christmas to you too Kelly!๐ ๐
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