Friday, December 23, 2011

Solstic sunset

Hi everyone

Yesterday (the 22nd) was our Summer Solstice here in the Southern Hemisphere. Also known as the longest day. We enjoyed this beautiful sunset:


Hope you all have a great Xmas, with plenty of good food and company!

I am finally posting this photo of our very modest Xmas tree, linking to veggiegobbler's Festive Fallen Branch Friday over here! Not strictly a 'fallen' branch, it's a bit of native Totara that needed pruning from beside a walkway. D thinks it looks good anyway and that's all that counts! Mind you, that could have something to do with all the presents underneath...........!


8 comments:

Andrea said...

What a beautiful sunset, your Xmas tree looks great are those little mince pies i see hanging there?
Merry Xmas.

Cabbage Tree Farm said...

Hi Andrea
Thanks for your comment. No not mince pies, they are in fact dried citrus slices!! :-) Did try hanging shortbread stars but they went soft overnight so no good! If the tree was a little larger I might have made some gingerbread to hang or maybe some chocolates. Next year..

Unknown said...

Hi Bridget, Hope you have a wonderful Christmas with the family. The gingerbread goes soft too so I'll save you the work. See you after the new year. Hugs Maa.

Cabbage Tree Farm said...

Hi Maa
Thanks for the wishes.
I guess I might have to forgo the edible decorations then! Shame as they look so nice!

veggiegobbler said...

I completely forgot about summer solstice with all my chrissie excitement. What a great idea citrus slices are.

Gill - That British Woman said...

Love the tree, merry christmas to you and your family,

Gill in Canada

Shaheen said...

Merry merry Christmas to you x

See you in the New Year.

Ruth @ Camellia Rose said...

Lovely sunset photo! I always forget about the Solstice until I see it on someone's blog. Then I think to myself that I really must do something to mark the next one. (Not that I want to be counting down the days till winter though...)
Merry (late) Christmas, and all the best for the New Year!