I think yesterday was the shortest day of sunlight in the year. I've been enjoying beautiful sunrises as I get ready to leave for work at 8:00am. And it is usually dark by 3:30pm, two hours before I get home from work. The sun also rises at a very low angle--at it's peak it is only at about 45 degrees in the sky, instead of being 90 degrees straight overhead like it is in the summer in the US. So the sun always looks like it is setting. I've noticed that some areas, if they happen to be on the wrong side of a big hill, never get any direct sunlight in the winter, because the sun never rises high enough. It's also been very cold, with temperatures in the 20's and 30's this week. It's interesting, because Durham gets a thick coating of frost on cold nights--so thick that it almost looks like a dusting of snow. I guess it's because there is so much moisture in the air.
Winter is pretty bleak around here, so it's nice that Christmas makes things a bit more cheery. So Merry Christmas, and here's to springtime and longer days coming soon!
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