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26/12/2025

A rare celestial alignment of the moon, Venus, and Saturn over Stonehenge, also known as "smiley face". 😊🌙🗿

26/12/2025

Five days until the calendar resets. Five days into light's quiet return.

December 26th, 2025. You're standing in the strange threshold between Solstice and New Year—between the cosmic turning point that happened five days ago and the cultural one arriving in five days. The Earth doesn't care about January 1st. But it responded immediately to December 21st at 4:20 AM EST.

Here's what changed in those five days since maximum tilt:

The sun is already climbing higher. Not dramatically—just 6 arc-minutes per day, roughly one-tenth of a degree. But that's enough. Today's solar noon in New York reaches 25.1 degrees above the horizon. On Solstice it was 25.0 degrees. The difference is barely perceptible to the human eye, but it's measurable, real, irreversible.

Sunrise is moving earlier. On December 21st in New York, sunrise happened at 7:16 AM. Today, December 26th, it's at 7:17 AM. Wait—that seems later? Here's the paradox: earliest sunset already happened back on December 8th (4:28 PM). Latest sunrise doesn't arrive until January 4th (7:20 AM). They're not symmetrical around Solstice because Earth's elliptical orbit creates the "equation of time" effect. But the total daylight is increasing. December 21st had 9 hours 15 minutes. Today has 9 hours 17 minutes. Two more minutes of light than Solstice.

Your shadow at noon is already shorter. On Solstice, a six-foot person cast a 13.7-foot shadow at solar noon. Today that shadow measures 13.6 feet. One inch shorter. In five more days it will be 13.4 feet—three inches gained since the darkest day.

The ancients tracked this obsessively. At Newgrange in Ireland, the Solstice sunrise illuminated the inner chamber through a precise roof-box opening. For the week following Solstice, that light still enters—slightly shifted, incrementally different each morning. The chamber witnesses the light's progression. The stones remember every year's pattern. Five thousand years of data carved in megalithic patience.

You're in the amplification period now. The cultural New Year approaching isn't random—humans instinctively placed major renewal festivals in late December and early January because the light return is undeniable by then. Ancient Romans celebrated Saturnalia. Persians honored Yalda Night. Christians positioned Christmas and Epiphany. Modern culture focuses New Year's resolutions. All of them riding the same astronomical momentum: the sun is climbing back.

Five days since the pivot. Five days until the calendar pivot. You're in the convergence—where cosmic mechanics meet human meaning-making. The question isn't whether you're ready for 2026. The question is whether you're paying attention to what's already changing, right now, in the light.

What are you building in this threshold space between one turning point and the next?

24/12/2025

22/12/2025

An amazing opportunity to attend a fundraising event in Dun Laoghaire for dinner and conversation with Sir Robin Knox-Johnston, the first person to sail solo, non-stop around the world and the winner of the first ever Golden Globe Race. Tickets are €70 to include a three course meal. Here is the link to the ticket booking system, which the National Yacht Club is kindly hosting for this event. :
https://form.jotform.com/253434049662055

18/12/2025

13/12/2025

The thoughts and sympathies of Northern Ireland Fire & Rescue Service are with the loved ones of a woman, aged in her 40s, who died following a house fire at Areema Drive, Dunmurry.

Firefighters were called to reports of a house fire at 3.51am this morning. Two appliances from Lisburn Fire Station and one from Cadogan Fire Station attended the incident.

Smoke alarms alerted the occupants enabling a man, aged in his 50s, a 19-year-old woman and an 11-year-old girl to self-rescue suffering from smoke inhalation. Tragically, 1 female occupant, died at the scene.

Firefighters wearing breathing apparatus entered the property and utilised hose reel jets and thermal imaging equipment to extinguish the fire.

The cause of the fire is under investigation and Firefighters left the scene at 7.04am.

Sadly this is the third loss of life within the last 24 hours. In it unusual to have so many house fire fatalities over such a brief period but we have seen a rise in this type of incident this year. NIFRS would implore everyone to think of fire safety this holiday period heeding our Safe for the Season messaging:

• Don’t overload plug sockets and stick to 1 plug per socket. Always remember to switch off and unplug the lights before leaving your home or going to bed. If you have a real Christmas tree, make sure it is well hydrated, as a dry tree becomes more flammable.

• Christmas dinners and parties can be one of the best parts of the holiday season. Always avoid cooking while under the influence of alcohol, and ensure there are no dishtowels, packaging or paper near the hob. Remember to turn appliances off when you are finished using them or if you need to leave the room.

• Keep candles away from curtains and decorations and when possible, opt for battery-operated candles instead.

• Homes can become very crowded at Christmas. Therefore, it’s important to ensure all escape routes are clear of any decorations or gifts and that everyone staying with you during the festive season is aware of the fire escape plan in case of an emergency.

• It’s vital that every home is protected with working smoke and carbon monoxide alarms. Smoke alarms give an early warning if a fire breaks out, so they should be fitted on every level of your home. Any room with a fuel-burning appliance, such as a gas boiler, fireplace or wood-burning stove, should have a working carbon monoxide alarm. Carbon monoxide is invisible and odourless, so having an alarm in these rooms is essential.

• We encourage everyone to think of others this holiday season. Check in on vulnerable family, friends and neighbours to ensure they stay safe this season too.

11/12/2025

Coastguard rescue teams are ready to respond to coastal incidents 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

If there is an emergency at the coast over Christmas, call 999 and ask for the Coastguard 🎄