Banking on Tomorrow

  Haffkrug, Germany A seagull braves waves strewn with algae hitting the beach of the Baltic Sea Photograph: Michael Probst/AP

 Today is the 1st day of the 1st month, the 5th day of the 1st week, and the 1st day of 2026, and: Apple Giving day Commitment Day Copyright Law Day Ellis Island Day Euro Day Global Family Day Mummers Parade - starts on Broad Street in Philadelphia  National Black-eye Pea Day National Bloody Mary Day  National First-Foot Day - the first person to step into your house is the bringer of good fortune for the new year, especially if they bring gifts:  a silver coin for good luck and prosperity, bread or salt, a piece of coal for warmth, a sprig of evergreen for a long life. National Hangover Day New Year's Day - as per the Gregorian calendar.  There is no particular significance to this day, just a carryover from the Julian calendar of when the newly elected counsels would take office.  It really wasn't widely accepted until the late 1700's and then primarily for consistency with international business and governance  New Year's Dishonor List Day Polar Bea...

  a wintry sunrise over fields near the village of Dedham, in Colchester, England

Today is the 6th day of the 52nd week [ which means there are days in December that will be counted in the first week of 2027! ], the 26th day of the 12th month [ which triggers my annual plaint that   Boxing day definitely needs to be a holiday in the US ], the 360th day of 2025 [ and in case you were wondering, there are 364 shopping days until NEXT Christmas ], and: National Candy Cane Day National Whiners Day St Stephen's Day -  public holiday in Alsace, Austria, Catalonia, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Germany, Hong Kong, Italy, Ireland, Luxembourg, Poland, Slovakia and Switzerland Thank-you Note day Wren Day - an Irish custom when men and boys hunt a wren [AKA the King of Birds], display it dressed up, then bury it ceremoniously to ensure prosperity for the coming new year.   the first day of Kwnazaa -  Umoja [Unity] emphasizing togetherness for family and community the first day of Junkanoo street parade in the Bahamas the second of the Twelve Days of Chri...

  A winter’s kiss from the shores of Assateague https://www.kevinlynamphotography.com/

  Biddeford Pool, Maine