I'm celebrating the solstice as well... though I must admit, I could have planned for it a bit better. My family and most of my friends are Christian, so I give (and get!) presents on Christmas day. I always enjoy Christmas though, because I spend the day with my parents and just have a really good day... yey for Christmas!
psychopixi Reviewed by psychopixi on . ~Happy Solstice~ The Earth is actually nearer the sun in January than it is in June -- by three million miles. Pretty much irrelevant to our planet. What causes the seasons is something completely different. The Earth leans slightly on its axis like a spinning top frozen in one off-kilter position. Astronomers have even pinpointed the precise angle of the tilt. It's 23 degrees and 27 minutes off the perpendicular to the plane of orbit. This planetary pose is what causes all the variety of our climate; all the Rating: 5