Today is the winter solstice (Dec. 22). Upon wakening, Rudi, my German Shepherd, and I went outside and were treated to a spectacular eastern sky backlit with delicious orange cream, pink, and lilac colors. It was an intense visual treat. Partnered with the stillness of a Sunday morning and the icy freshness that comes with the thermometer reading only 20 degrees, it was a brief, yet restorative, sensory experience.
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