The sun will rise at 10:59 this morning, and set 3 hours 42 minutes later, at 2:41 this afternoon. The days are getting longer, but only by about half a minute since the solstice, nor is the maximum height of the sun much more than 2°. That will begin to change with increasing rapidity. By Christmas the day will be 2 minutes longer than today.
We’ve had a little more snow; the snow stake in the yard indicated around 18” in the brief period of daylight yesterday, and it’s still snowing lightly. The forecast was for more snow, so I could have more by the time it’s light enough to see. Note that only half of the stake now shows. (Update 10:45: the snow depth is now 21″.)
The temperatures are not extreme by Alaskan standards: generally below zero, but nowhere near forty below. I can live with that, especially since I now have a heated garage.
And I’m actually beginning to look (and feel) as if I have hair again.
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Hair is nice… helps keep the head warm on these chilly winter days. Although a toque is good, too. 🙂 We had a lovely sunset tonight… at 4:15 p.m. The day started out showery and much of our recent snowfall has been washed away, but it was lovely to see sunshine by mid-afternoon.
I don’t have enough yet to quit wearing a scarf at night.
Well, tonight of all nights a scarf will be entirely appropriate. LOL!
“And mamma in her ‘kerchief, and I in my cap,
Had just settled down for a long winter’s nap.”
Merry Christmas, Sue!
Actually, the “ma in her kerchief” running through my head was what finally inspired my head cover.