Today is the Winter Solstice in the Northern Hemisphere. It is the day with the least amount of daylight. It is the first day of winter. It is also the day from which every day, from now through the first day of summer, we shall add a little bit more light. It might be only a minute or two each day but it counts. With light comes hope.
Four years ago, way back when lawyers actually were permitted to appear in our State's courthouses, I was scheduled to appear before Judge Wellerson at the Ocean County Court House in Toms River for a 9:30 Case Management Conference on the morning of December 21. It was the Winter Solstice.
I had driven down the beach the night before and slept at our house in Lake Como. That morning, shortly before sunrise, I went for a run south into Spring Lake, taking in the decorated storefronts along 3rd Avenue. I headed north to home along the boards. As I headed north, I was taken by the number of people who were walking quickly - and some in fact running - from Ocean Avenue and out onto the sand, heading southeast. Finally, after about a dozen people crossed in front of me, I stopped running. I looked back over my right shoulder. I was stunned by what I saw.
Spring Lake, New Jersey
Winter Solstice 2017
Spring Lake, New Jersey
Winter Solstice 2017
Stunning. Simply stunning.
-AK
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