I gave up religion in college, but I'll never give up celebrating the Winter Solstice. A Bicentennial Christmas Eve in my apartment, 1976. #atheist #goodwithoutgod #atheism #modernatheism #religion #noreligion #wintersolstice #holiday #winterholiday #christmas #xmas #pagan

I may be an Atheist, but nobody loves celebrating the Winter Solstice more than I. Bicentennial Eggnog in 1976. #atheist #atheism #goodwithoutgod #bicentennial #wintersolstice #christmas #winter #winterholiday #holiday #holidays #eggnog #tradition #traditions #1970s

Keep up dreaming of life in the South Pacific

Being the largest body of ocean on the planet, the Pacific has its own tune.
It is deep, rumbling, and even on a sunny, relaxing day, it is a low, calming, background sound.

Even in this southern part named the Coral Sea.

Sitting and watching boats go by, the endless sky meeting the endless ocean in the horizon, reflecting on how the traveller spirit is basically human behaviour. We were meant to reach out, explore and move, meet and embrace, from our human origin in East Africa a couple of million years ago.

And sometimes just stop, and enjoy moments like this.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coral_Sea

#South #pacificocean #coralsea #blue #sea #sky #boat #island #tropical #island #fishing #2015CE #sealife #seaman #homosapiens #evolution #Port #Vila #PortVila #Efate #Island #Vanuatu #freighter #yule #yuletide #holidayseason #winterholiday #xmasinthepacific

Winter in the pacific, the flamboyant royal poinciana gives a natural holiday-vibe

Having spent one of many December solstices abroad, the poinciana definitively reminds a Northerner of the traditional yule/xmas-celebrations.

In Vanuatu there where a lot of them, really making the islands a perfect spot for a winter break.

This tree, originally from Madagascar, are spread all over the zone where the global travellers of old needed a heavy spot of lively colours.

Understandably.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delonix_regia

#royal #poinciana #flamboyant #Delonix #regia #yule #winterholiday #xmastree #flower #color #red #green #bluesky #floral #winter #2015CE #holiday #Port #Vila #Efate #Island #Vanuatu #PortVila

My #fiance and I walked 5.5 km #today. For #lunch we made apple-carrot salad, meatballs, a sauce from dried mushrooms and mashed potatoes. This is what #holiday is made of. We have a cloudy day in Vatula in #Finland. The temperature is above 0 C but the wind is cold. Now it's time to heat the #sauna. 🤩 #winterholiday #suomimastodon #holidayvibes #food