The Shortest Day of the Year

And also the longest night!  December 21st, - winter solstice - has arrived.  And with it a blast of cold air and snow.

Though most refer to the solstice as an entire day, in reality, the solstice is a single moment: when the sun is directly above the Tropic of Capricorn.   This year, it occurred at 4:28pm.   From this point in time, periods of daylight will once again begin to grow longer.  Thank goodness for that!  Ajax and I were out walking when the solstice occurred.  I never noticed anything spectacular, but it sure got dark quick.

Back home, Chris had already turned the Christmas lights on in the driveway.  Kind of a cozy feeling.