Wow!! A Winter Solstice Show!

I hope you got to see the eclipse this morning. I know some places it was too cloudy (sorry Deb! but here's the photos, more on fb), and clouds did take away the last re-emergence of the moon from us. But we got the best of show and I'm still feeling pretty high about that. It seemed like the moon was covered for a really long time, deeply red and mysterious, making the new edge of light even brighter.

And now, from the silly weather department...we've got Invest 95. Most likely only a rain event, but this is quite unusual at the end of December. But then again, a lot of things seem to fall into the unusual category these days, so why am I surprised?

NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
355 PM EST MON DEC 20 2010 

FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO... 

A SMALL BUT WELL-DEFINED LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM LOCATED ABOUT 275 MILES
EAST-SOUTHEAST OF BARBADOS IS PRODUCING SCATTERED SHOWERS OVER THE
SOUTHWESTERN TROPICAL ATLANTIC. ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS ARE NOT
CONDUCIVE FOR DEVELOPMENT AT THIS TIME. HOWEVER...CONDITIONS COULD
BECOME A LITTLE MORE FAVORABLE ON TUESDAY...RESULTING IN A BRIEF
WINDOW OF OPPORTUNITY FOR SOME DEVELOPMENT AS THE LOW PASSES OVER
OR NEAR THE SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL LESSER ANTILLES. THERE IS A MEDIUM
CHANCE...30 PERCENT...OF THIS SYSTEM BECOMING A TROPICAL CYCLONE
DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS AS IT MOVES TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST OR
NORTH WEST AT 10 TO 15 MPH. REGARDLESS OF DEVELOPMENT...THIS SYSTEM
WILL BRING LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND GUSTY WINDS TO MUCH OF THE
LESSER ANTILLES DURING THE NEXT DAY OR SO. 

Today, of course, is the Winter Solstice, the shortest day, and longest night of the year. Imbued with all sorts of symbols and meanings around the world, in my world it is the day of the eclipse, some work, and waiting to hear how my brother's surgery has gone to remove the cage his leg has been in for the last few months (oddly enough, one of his best friends is also having surgery today, on his back. Jonny said, "We used to go out and raise hell together, now we have surgeries together." Best of luck to you too, Bob!! Both of you in the same hospital sounds scary to me!) Will his leg be set free today? I'm believin' it!!!

Have a tantamount Tuesday! Do something thrilling (if you haven't already).