What a year it’s already been as we reach the midway point of 2021—the Summer Solstice! Masks, lockdowns, the VACCINE. While it’s been hard for many to stay focused and productive, I had no problem with that. With fewer distractions, I focused my energies in a few areas…
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Equinox Exploitation
Exploiting the Autumnal Equinox (it’s today)??? Well, I do like to use the earth’s four seasonal markers to talk about my book writing. And today marks an important point, just like this fall equinox does (halfway to the winter solstice, when day equals night). I’m finalizing the “polished” 1st draft of my new novel.
Cover Reveal for New Book
I’m close to launching my new novel. It’s still a type of historical fiction, but this time I’m not going back 400 years—I’m slipping back 40,000 years!
The Sun & the Solstice
I like to sit on my front stoop (means “small porch,” originally from the Dutch stoep) and watch the sun arc its way through the seasons. Above is a morning view I captured the day before yesterday. Our recent snow had melted but you can see some frost on the grass.
Because my house faces east—we built it that way; it’s a feng shui thing—I get to contemplate the movement of the sun as it appears over the trees one notch to my right (north to south) each day, working its way to the Winter Solstice, which happens to be today. After December 21, the whole process reverses until the Summer Solstice is reached in June, and the whole cycle repeats. It’s my personal light show.