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Kitties in the snow (Original Post)
steve2470
Nov 2017
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democratisphere
(17,235 posts)1. Beautiful herd!
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,706 posts)2. An illustration of why a group of cats is sometimes called
a "glaring." But the first day of Winter isn't this Friday; it's December 21.
sl8
(13,779 posts)4. I suspect they're in Russia, where winter begins December 1. n/t
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,706 posts)5. Do they have a different winter solstice there, or do they just
count winter as arriving on Dec. 1 even though in astronomical terms, it doesn't?
sl8
(13,779 posts)6. I don't think they get any choice about the solstices. : )
I'm not 100% sure about the official dates for the seasons. When I saw the Cyrllic writing on twiiter, I googled "Russian seasons" and found this:
http://rusmania.com/practicalities/russian-climate.php
The infamous Russian winter officially starts on 1 December and ends on the last day of February, although it is not uncommon in European Russia for snow to appear in October and last until April. By late December most of the country is covered by snow.
No idea how reliable that site is, though.
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,706 posts)7. Well, the Russians like to do things their own way... :)
Doreen
(11,686 posts)3. Those gorgeous kitties do NOT look amused.