“Deep Space Nine changeling” was a clue on the NYT crossword and I just sat straight up and said ‘my time has come’ aloud
Massachusetts photoset for @focsle (and anyone else homesick for New England).
there are several of those programable highway signs along I-95 in Rhode Island and currently they all say “SILVER BELLS OR SILVER SHACKLES” which is the most threatening yet festive warning against breaking traffic laws that I’ve ever seen
Happy first day of winter! Here’s the schooner Bowdoin frozen into her winter quarters, Greenland, 1923.
Winter Solstice 2017 (Northern Hemisphere)
Date: December 21, 2017
As 2017 slowly winds to a close, you may have noticed the sun beginning to set earlier and earlier, and you’re right! As the seasons begin to change, so too does the earth’s allocation of daylight.
December 21st marks the 2017 winter solstice, as well as the first day of winter on the astronomical calendar. On this day, the tilt of the earth’s North Pole is at its farthest from the sun, resulting in the shortest day and the longest night of the calendar year.
Though most refer to the solstice as an entire day, in reality, the solstice is defined as a single moment: when the sun is directly above the Tropic of Capricorn. This year, that moment will occur at 16:28 Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). After this point in time, periods of daylight will once again begin to grow longer.
Happy winter!
Early draft animation by Doodler Olivia HuynhLocation:
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BEATRIX POTTER 1ST EDITION 1ST ISSUE. CONCERTINA STYLE. FIERCE BAD RABBIT 1906
Okay so remember how a month ago I got so fed up with all the pop culture clues in the NYT crossword that I was threatening to write my own? Well, I finally got around to it. Unfortunately it’s not one you can do online, but please do print out this pdf and let me know how it goes! (answers here)
my parents’ dog is reaching maximum cozy levels
@vimyvickers took me to the winslow homer show at the worcester art museum, which was delightful
A Pretty Taste for Paradox 
