Remember Last December?

We just saw a couple of inches of snow in Olympia. Followed by a day of steady wind and rain. So far this month, we've had some really wet ones. All of this cold, wet weather got me thinking about last December. Remember? 21 dry days. No rain until the 25th of December. Only ten days with any real wind. Clear skies. It was like Halcyon Days went all month long. Now the Solstice is just days away and I fear we won't even see the Halcyon Days I look forward to every December. Halcyon Days? These were days of calm weather, usually beginning before and coinciding with the Winter Solstice. Kingfishers (genus Halcyon) were believed to calm the seas with their wings while brooding their eggs on the beach. Where are they - we need them!