Waking up to Garbage: December 21

December 21, 2001 — 7:15am

Today is the winter solstice. In fact, this year the solstice takes place at exactly 11:21am PST. It seems I'm going to miss it.

Of course, in the Bay Area, the solstice doesn't have the same significance as in parts of the world where the phrase "dead of winter" resonates with meaning. The impatiens and begonias are still blooming in our garden. Daffodils are coming up. Our lone lemon on its bitty tree is ripening. Fall blends into spring here with hardly any restorative time in between. It is difficult to appreciate the promise of renewal when nature doesn't truly wear itself out.

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Photos Marijke Rijsberman, 2001

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