Fifth Day of the Hammer

It's been chilly recently, with morning temperatures in the low 40s and even in the 30s up in North Georgia. That may not sound frigid to those in northern climes, but here in the south that's surprisingly cool for October. 

As you now, for most of this year this blog has been following the Universal Solar Calendar. The USC divides the year not into 12 lunar months but into five seasons and today, Fifth Day of the Hammer, is the last day of Fall. Tomorrow is the first day of Hagwinter.

Like the Julian lunar calendar, the USC starts the year in mid-winter. The USC calls the winter season at the start of the year "Childwinter," and the winter season at the end of the year, "Hagwinter" (the other seasons are simply Spring, Summer, and Fall).  Tomorrow is the first day of Hagwinter.

As you've also seen, I've been using AI to create images for each day of the month, with avatars to impersonate each season. I didn't start doing that until Spring so I don't have an avatar for Childwinter, but I did have Earth Mother for Spring, Sun Girl for Summer, and Fall Guy for, well, Fall. Today is the last appearance of Fall Guy, which I'm thankful for, as it was initially modeled after myself and sometimes made me quite uncomfortable as it went through its permutations.

The obvious avatar for Hagwinter is an old hag, and unsubtle motherfucker that I am, that's my choice for avatar for the next 73 days.  So without further ado, it's time to morph the Fall Guy into the Winter Hag, as Planet Earth's Northern Hemisphere morphs into the winter season.  

Glad to finally quit that ugly Fall Guy avatar and having to look at his stupid face every day. Let's see how it goes with the old Winter Hag.