#winterlights

[raechelmarie]

Winterlights at Newfields :: Indianapolis, IN

[enchantedpalia]

Happy Winterlights!

A couple of weeks ago Tish visited me to tell me about Winterlights. It's the first time she's visiting me since she became my shepp, so I figured it was important. She told me about the winter festival of Winterlights, when Majiri light candles with those they care about and it's to hope for a fresh, green spring because this is the darkest time of the year, when the sun rises so late and sets really early. She said it's symbolic of new beginnings, and warmth, and that it evolved into celebrating with food and drink. Jina also told me about the ancient human tradition of decorating evergreen trees and hanging up decorations and stockings. Tish gave me a candle to light with all the people around the village, and I ran around doing that, and it was grand fun to share that with everyone and listen to all their hopes and wishes for the coming year. I lit a candle with Jon as well, and he said his hope was to find an enormous palium node and mine it all by himself. I think I gave him my best glare. My hope is - just to get some more answers, I guess. Answers about everything, but mostly who I am and whose I am. There must be someone out there who loves me. There must be. I must be someone's baby. I can't just appear in the world and have nowhere to come from. All things are born. We don't just materialise from some void. My parents are out there somewhere.

Here's a picture of my tree. I put presents at the bottom for my friends. Jon's present is there too. Funnily enough it's NOT palium. I'm not getting Hassian anything for Winterlights because he is incredibly mean and if he wants presents he needs to learn to be nicer to people. A few weeks ago, in a rare moment of niceness, he told me he had been watching me hunt and that I was almost as good as he was. It made me feel good, and like he really meant it, because he never just tells you things willy nilly. Then yesterday, when I was in the woods near the gate to Bahari, he thought it was really important to tell me that I needed to get a handle on my bow. WHAT? I glared at him and he smirked at me until I lost my temper and shot an arrow right over his head. He was definitely startled and he walked away but I was fuming so badly. So no. He doesn't get a present. Sorry not sorry. This behaviour is not okay. The only good thing about Hassian is Tau, as I've noted before. Here's a picture of me with him. He's the best.

It's snowing. A LOT. I have no memories of snow - well, of anything much, really, beyond vague feelings of recollection or a sensation that there's something missing - so this is sort of like my first time seeing snow, I guess? After the first night I went out and jumped around in the snow for a while. It's soft but it's crunchy. And it's wet but it's powdery. Snow is a contradiction. Maybe it's Hassian's spirit weather.

Jon thinks the best thing about snow is making snowballs to pelt me with. I was startled at first! Snow hurts when it's packed together like that and thrown at the back of your head. But! I made a stack of snowballs and got him right back. Several times.

Here's a picture of me on my front porch. You can see a bit of snow in the background. When I took this picture most of it had melted! But then it snowed again that night. I've decided I like snow best when it's fresh. It becomes a slushy sludgy mess eventually, and that's awful.

I'm about to put this journal down and head into town. I'm having lunch with Ashura in the inn and a bunch of us have been invited, including Jon. Since it's our first Winterlights, he's hosting us all, and I'm looking forward to it. Reth has promised 'a big feast', and he told me there are going to be a lot of vegetarian and fish dishes that aren't soup. I'm not sure if we're supposed to take anything but I'm taking a blueberry pie.

Happy Winterlights!

[hipsterdinosaurs]

More pictures from the Winter City Lights ❄️🎄🎁 Highly recommend! . . . #wintercitylights #winterlights #visitmoco #moco #christmaslights #christmas #merrychristmas (at Winter City Lights) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cmg_pb5ryXz/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[gewiwo]

[herbwitchery]

🕯️Winter lights⭐️ #candle #candles #candlelight #fire #winter #winterseason #wintervibes #winterlights #winterdecor #warm #cosy #cosyhome #candlelover #candleaddict #candlemagic #magic #wintermorning #firelight #chandelle #bougie #dark #beforesunrise #january #januaryvibes #iloveyoujanuary #gloomyday #gloomydaylover #staycosy #staywarmandcozy #oldbooks https://www.instagram.com/p/CnRQX9aKNxy/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[paulojorglobo]

Island of lost souls / Atmosphere Differdange #winterlights #villededifferdange #layers #winter #bnw_captures #bnw_planet #bnw_moods #streetphotolux #streetphotography #streetblackandwhite #igers #ig #igerslux #lenscapture #noiretblanc #pretoebranco #schwarzweissfoto #bnw_street #bnw_city #bnw_life #bnw_vibrations #peopleonstreets #photooftheday #blackandwhite #lifeisstreet #igerslux (à Differdange) https://www.instagram.com/p/CokRImgtHoK/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[thealiakel]

🌍 #canarywharf #winterlights #london . . . #travel #travelgram #instatravel #tourist #tourism #vacation #getaway #traveling #visit #traveling #instago #fun #instatraveling #igtravel #travelpics #passportready #passionpassport #love #visualsoflife #artofvisuals #design #beautiful #visualart #nothingisordinary #vsco #explorepage (at Canary Wharf) https://www.instagram.com/p/CoNFouosDA6/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[rosenatalia]

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[kadeensmedia]

Winter Lights Winter Lights at London’s Canary Wharf Highly recommend using public transport 🚊 or taxi 🚕 services to visit, as there is no parking at all whatsoever. To top it off, the place is rigged with roadworks 🚧and lane closures 🤷🏻‍♂️ Captured: Samsung Galaxy Note 10+ 5g Ultra wide lens ISO Speed: 320 Focal length: 1.8mm Exposure value: 0.0 Aperture: 2.2 Exposure time: 1/5s #WinterLights #Festival #CanaryWharf #January2023 #Riverside #Spotlight #PublicArtCollection #E14 #London #DLR #Docklands #18-28Jan #5pmTo10pm #CabotPlace #OneCanadaSquare #ImagineCreateBehold #KadeensMedia #MobilePhotography #Nightography #Landscapes #Landmarks https://www.instagram.com/p/CnsVXpvthxb/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[allegoricalstudio]

1 or 2? Regular or wide shot? It seems that Wednesday we’ll have our photographers’ meetup. Are you joining? . . . #winterlights #globe #earth #floatingearth #architecture #corporateevents #videographer #photographer (at Allegorical Studio) https://www.instagram.com/p/CnrmxX5sjNh/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[bizarrecrimes]

Got the whole world in my hands! An adventure in lights @canarywharflondon #winterlights #world #earth #lights #moth #pretty #wineadventures #wineandwalk #allthelights #brightlight #bluejanuary #shine #london #canarywharf #thursdays https://www.instagram.com/p/CnnQFZxrDuE/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[raechelmarie]

I've lived in Indy for about 15 years, and I've never been to the Winterlights at Newfields! Yes, shame on me. So I bought a ticket and went the other night. It's very cool!

It's going on until January 7. So if you're into night walks, looking at twinkle lights, in the cold and/or rain, listening to orchestra music, with alcohol in hand, then this is totally for you!

[gianlodi]

Luci e ombre finalmente !! Dopo le giornate a luce piatta! #winterlights #lightsandshadows #landscape #landscapephotography #wintertrees #photodaily #igersudine #friuliveneziagiulia #ud #igersfvg #instagram (presso Lestizza) https://www.instagram.com/p/CnBPp7GoLki/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[hipsterdinosaurs]

After Christmas trip through the winter lights at Seneca Creek Park. #holidaylights #winterlights #montgomerycountymd (at Seneca Creek State Park) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cmt4d0TLJNc/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[lanternlightersblog]

#Repost @emmanuelle.leygues • • • • • • Valbonne Village La lumière du soir en hiver - ©️ EKL, December 2022 • #visualpoetry #visualpoetryphotography #lightsndshadow #ombreetlumière #lantern #lanternpoetry #lanterne #winterlights #wintersolstice #onlyinwinter #winterinsouthoffrance #lumieredhiver #valbonnesa #valbonne #valbonnevillage #cotedazur #cotedazurfrance #frenchriviera #provencealpescotedazur #indo_lanterns #Ukrainewillwin #lanternlighter https://www.instagram.com/p/Cm-5so9qN02/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[lordtsarkastic]

And then suddenly, sunlight! #winterlights #winter #lightsandshadows #lightismagic #trees #beautifulnature https://www.instagram.com/p/CmrG_oqoim3/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=