Showing posts with label solstice. Show all posts
Showing posts with label solstice. Show all posts

Saturday, June 20, 2026

Solstice 2026

a person in white gown and flower/leave headdress, holding a sheaf of plants, looks at a person sitting at a table reading a book, a cat in his lap and a coffee on the table. the guy says, "the ancient druids celebrated the solstice with coffee, books, and cats."

 

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Friday, June 21, 2024

One Fine Solstice at the Equator


 

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Sunday, June 18, 2023

Summer Solstice at the Vampire's Castle

a cobwebby basement of an old castle, an ornate stone coffen upon a carved bier, candles shedding yellow light in the gloom. An elderly servant stands near the coffin looking at a pocket watch, and says, "You can't get up yet. it's another 15 hours until dark." from inside the coffin someone thinks, "#&^$% Summer Solstice!"

 

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Monday, June 20, 2022

Solstice 2022

deep in a dark trench in the ocean, a lantern fish yells "Happy solstice, everyone!" the others roll their eyes. the chambered nautilus says, "Oy veh, here we go again." the whiplash squid says, "so embarrassing" the hadal snailfish says, "She does this every 182 days." the dinnerplate jellyfish says, "What's a day?"

 

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Tuesday, December 28, 2021

Krampus has a problem


Frame 1: Solstice Goat finds Krampus sitting disconsolately in the snow beneat the window of a house. "What's wrong, Krampus?" "oh hi, Solstice Goat. Sigh...i used to knw which kids were the bad ones." Frame 2: Krampus continues. "They used to give other kids wedgies." we see a big girl yanking the underwear up on a little kid. Frame 3: "...and swirlies." We see a bihg boy holding a little kid by the ankles over a flushing toilet. Frame 4: "now they barely move! how do I know who to punsh?" We see Krampus and the Goat peering through the window into a living room where three children sit on the sofa, each one staring blank-eyed into an electronic device - phone, ipad, computer.

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Monday, December 20, 2021

Solstice lights

Frame 1: Sr. Banana and Bokchoi look at a calendar with a snowman on it. Bolchoi says, “Almost solstice!” nearby, Happy the Poodle, Ella the Persian Cat, and Earl, the English Bulldog are at a table slumped over teacups and mugs. Happy says, “good.” Ella says, “I miss the light.” Earl says, “me too.” Frame 2: Sr. Banana says, “wait! i have a bright idea. stay right there!’ Frame 3: Everyone has been completely wrapped up in strings of fairy lights and all the colors of the rainbow gleam brightly, and everyone shouts, “Happy Solstice!”

 

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Saturday, December 18, 2021

Solstice Goat Visits

Frame 1: Solstice Goat arrives with a big bag full of presents and gives one to Ella, the persian cat, saying "Tada!" Ella crosses her arms and says, "a book?" and Earl, the English Bulldog says, "She wants a scooter." Frame 2: Solstice Goat rolls its eyes and says, "then she should BUY a scooter, Churl!" Earl makes fists, saying "hey! no one talks to me like that!" and in the background ella is unwrapping the book. Frame 3: Ella, Earl, and the Goat are all in a big fighting ball of hissing, shouting, claws, and punches, and the book comes flying out and lands on the ground. Frame 4: Senor Banana comes along, says "ooh! a book!" and picks it up, then says, "Poems of Peace. what a great present!"

 

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Sunday, June 20, 2021

Solstice June 2021


 

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Wednesday, December 23, 2020

Green Dog Cafe: Krampus at Work

Frame 1: Krampus chasing a terrified boy through a snowy landscape, shouting “C’mere brat!” - over his shoulder, Krampus carries a burlap sack from which cries and shrieks emanate. Frame 2: Krampus stops, hands on knees, puffing. the sack, bigger now, wobbles and struggles. Frame 3: Krampus chasing a terrified girl and shouting “Grrr! Rotten kid!!” as Solstice Goat walks up and watches. smiling. Frame 4: Solstice Goat says, “Busy day?” Krampus stuffing a kid into his bulging bag, says, “Yup. Good thing I’m an extrovert.”

 

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Sunday, December 20, 2020

Green Dog Solstice 2020

Frame 1: Solstice goat, dressed in red and green holly and suspenders asks, “How will you celebrate solstice this year?” Frame 2: Sr. Banana, the Chihuahua, appears in a gold sun crown, a pot on his head, a painted gourd rattle in one hand and wooden spoons in the other, and a hand-woven aztec-themed outfit. He says, “honoring cultural traditions.” Frame 3: Bok Choi, the siamese cat, sitting on a fluffy rug in front of a fire, as snow falls outside the window, says, “meditation.” Frame 4: Squash, the English Sheepdog, sits at a table with a napkin around his neck, fork in hand. he says “a jelly roll,” and both Sr. Banana and Bok Choi suddenly appear saying, “ooh, can we have some?” (btw the jelly roll is vanilla cake, raspberry jelly, with chocolate glaze dribbling down the sides.)

 

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Saturday, June 20, 2020

Solstice Sacrifice


the edge of a caldera atop a volcano. deep in the pit bright red lava bubbles and steams. the sun is just rising. a woman in a white ceremonial dress, her arms tied behind her back, has just kicked a man, also in white ceremonial garb, into the crater. he falls screaming in fear towards the lava as the woman shouts, "you want a sacrifice? YOU make it!"
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Thursday, December 19, 2019

Green Dog Cafe Solstice 2019

Krampus and the Solstice Goat are catching up over a cup of coffee. Goat: So Krampus did you collect a lot of bad children? Krampus: No, just politicians. Goat: Bet you could use some cheering up. Want to come on rounds with me? Krampus: that sounds like fun! Meanwhile at the Green Dog Cafe our heros eagerly look out the window into the night. BokChoi: There! There's the Solstice Goat! Earl: The goat isn't alone. Last panel: Goat and Krampus handing out presents to the terrified staff of the Green Dog Cafe. Krampus: Don't worry. I'm off duty.

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Saturday, December 14, 2019

Solstice 2019

Celebrants around the bonfire on solstice night, holding herbs and sickle, and singing. one says "I swear, the solstice starts earlier every year."

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Sunday, September 23, 2018

Equinox 2018

Druids converging on stonehenge at dawn, chatting. One couple says "Oh, we're not religious. We only go on soltices and equinoxes."

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Friday, December 15, 2017

4 Life Hacks for the Holidays


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Tuesday, December 12, 2017

Winter Solstice 2017

"Cheer up! Tomorrow's the solstice and the days will be getting longer."

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Sunday, March 19, 2017

Equinox 2017

two sheep on salisbury plain are talking. Sheep 1: How do you know it was the equinox? Sheep 2:More litter than a normal day, less than on the solstice.

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Monday, June 20, 2016

Solstice at Stonehenge


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Green Dog Solstice

Solstice King
Solstice King

Solstice: Time for Change, nature, bonfires
Summer Solstice: Time for Change

Holiday Traditions
Holiday Traditions

Winter Solstice
Winter Solstice

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Sunday, December 22, 2013

Solstice 2013

The longest day of the year in my hemisphere!  if you're in the north, imagine that we're cleaning the greasetraps at night, and it WILL seem like the longest night of the year. Happy solstice, everyone!
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