{"id":1664,"date":"2009-12-21T15:49:06","date_gmt":"2009-12-21T23:49:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/?p=1664"},"modified":"2010-05-02T20:13:36","modified_gmt":"2010-05-03T04:13:36","slug":"winter-solstice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/2009\/12\/21\/winter-solstice\/","title":{"rendered":"Winter Solstice"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On the longest night of the year in the northern half of the planet, we mark the winter solstice. With short days, many holidays celebrate this season with lights. Changing day length occurs because the earth is tilted as we orbit around the sun, so you could say that we&#8217;re celebrating the fact that we&#8217;re tilted. Whatever your cause for celebration this holiday season, please enjoy Dave&#8217;s recent rainy-day photos from our garden.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/Japanese_maple_leaves_in_autumn_640px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-1671\" title=\"Autumn leaves\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/Japanese_maple_leaves_in_autumn_640px-128x96.jpg\" alt=\"Autumn leaves\" width=\"128\" height=\"96\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/Japanese_maple_leaves_in_autumn_640px-128x96.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/Japanese_maple_leaves_in_autumn_640px-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/Japanese_maple_leaves_in_autumn_640px.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/autumn_leaves_and_fern_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-1668\" title=\"Autumn leaves fallen onto fern\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/autumn_leaves_and_fern_800px-128x96.jpg\" alt=\"Autumn leaves fallen onto fern\" width=\"128\" height=\"96\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/autumn_leaves_and_fern_800px-128x96.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/autumn_leaves_and_fern_800px-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/autumn_leaves_and_fern_800px.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/autumn_leaves_in_birdbath_640px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-1669\" title=\"Leaves floating in birdbath\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/autumn_leaves_in_birdbath_640px-128x96.jpg\" alt=\"Leaves floating in birdbath\" width=\"128\" height=\"96\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/autumn_leaves_in_birdbath_640px-128x96.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/autumn_leaves_in_birdbath_640px-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/autumn_leaves_in_birdbath_640px.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nIf you&#8217;re a gardener like me, you probably only need to know that starting tomorrow, the days get longer. Even though I&#8217;m fortunate to live in a mild climate with year-round gardening, short days and chilly temps still limit the blooms. These roses have lasted later into the season than past years, but soon they&#8217;ll drop their petals and rest for winter.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/Rose_1_640px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-1672\" title=\"Rose after rainfall\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/Rose_1_640px-128x96.jpg\" alt=\"Rose after rainfall\" width=\"128\" height=\"96\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/Rose_1_640px-128x96.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/Rose_1_640px-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/Rose_1_640px.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/Rose_3_640px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-1674\" title=\"Rose after rainfall\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/Rose_3_640px-128x96.jpg\" alt=\"Rose after rainfall\" width=\"128\" height=\"96\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/Rose_3_640px-128x96.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/Rose_3_640px-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/Rose_3_640px.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/Rose_2_640px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-1673\" title=\"Rosebud after rainfall\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/Rose_2_640px-96x128.jpg\" alt=\"Rosebud after rainfall\" width=\"96\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/Rose_2_640px-96x128.jpg 96w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/Rose_2_640px-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/Rose_2_640px.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 96px) 100vw, 96px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Other solstice blooms include this orange <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/identify\/orchids\/epidendrum.html\">Epidendrum<\/a>, a red Abutilon, and a sweetly scented Viburnum. Enjoy them as a promise of the return of the sun, and have a\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=BMT7KzswMts\">Gleeful Knishmas<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/epidendrum_orange_640px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-1683\" title=\"Orange Epidendrum flowers\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/epidendrum_orange_640px-96x128.jpg\" alt=\"Orange Epidendrum flowers\" width=\"96\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/epidendrum_orange_640px-96x128.jpg 96w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/epidendrum_orange_640px-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/epidendrum_orange_640px.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 96px) 100vw, 96px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/abutilon_640px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-1667\" title=\"Flowering maple\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/abutilon_640px-128x95.jpg\" alt=\"Flowering maple\" width=\"128\" height=\"95\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/abutilon_640px-128x95.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/abutilon_640px-300x224.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/abutilon_640px.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/viburnum_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-1666\" title=\"Viburnum flowers\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/viburnum_800px-128x96.jpg\" alt=\"Viburnum flowers\" width=\"128\" height=\"96\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/viburnum_800px-128x96.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/viburnum_800px-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/viburnum_800px.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On the longest night of the year in the northern half of the planet, we mark the winter solstice. With short days, many holidays celebrate this season with lights. Changing day length occurs because the earth is tilted as we orbit around the sun, so you could say that we&#8217;re celebrating the fact that we&#8217;re [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[17,6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1664","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-general-gardening","category-photos"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1664","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1664"}],"version-history":[{"count":33,"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1664\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1708,"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1664\/revisions\/1708"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1664"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1664"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1664"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}