Wednesday, January 04, 2006

Perihelion

At this time of the year, earth is at perihelion. Follow the link to find out what that means

HINT: it is not the reason for earth's seasons.

O God! who giv'st the winter's cold,
As well as summer's joyous rays,
Us warmly in Thy love enfold,
And keep us through life's wintry days.

--Samuel Longfellow
[the Unitarian minister, not his brother Henry Wadsworth Longfellow the poet],
"'Tis Winter Now" from Hymns of the Spirit, 1864.