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April 15. It probably would have been several days earlier but for the stormy, cloudy weather we were having. What a gorgeous day yesterday was, though! I hadn't planned on taking a long walk, but it felt like a crime against nature not to enjoy the weather. I was rewarded by a sighting of a pileated woodpecker. They're so impressive to see, so handsome and large. And of course now they always remind me of the ivory-bill and that amazing surge of hope we felt a few years ago.

(No picture of the woodpecker, alas. Well, I did get a distance photo, but it wasn't any better quality than my handheld shot of the "blood moon" lunar eclipse the night before!)

There was a rare Solstice full moon last night. We had intermittent viewing here, with thin clouds moving fast and covering the sky more often than not; it was quite moody and beautiful.

Blessed Yule and happy Winter! I love winter. I love its austere aesthetic, its quiet, the way it gives us leave to curl up in small, warm spaces and hide away for awhile. I love frost on the dead heads of the summer flowers.

I think it's best to let winter be winter and summer be summer, and not look longingly from one to the other. When I was searching for summer sunflower photos to compare with my winter ones, it was quite a shock of brilliant color. It was gorgeous and made winter seem dull. But that's just because the timing wasn't right.