The shortest day of the year, or winter solstice, was just 10 days ago. But, already, I am noticing that the days are growing noticeably longer in the evening. Just a few short days ago, it was dark enough by 6 PM that I did not want to take the trash out into the alley to the dumpster. Today, it was not that dark at 6 PM, although getting there.
There is a second factor involved. That during the time approaching the shortest day of the year, we had some very cloudy weather that made the evening seem to darken even faster than usual. But it is the day length that is changing, and I know it is.
That is one of the things that really struck me about Lubbock, when I moved here: The summer days are so very long, staying light till well after 9 PM in the summer. And the day length changes very noticeably whenever we pass a solstice or equinox.
I really like the very long summer days. I really like the fact that the short days change very quickly after the winter solstice.
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