The winter solstice arrives this Sunday at 10:03 a.m. It is the day with the fewest minutes of daylight, a number that can vary depending on where you live. For example, here is Vermont, we average just over nine hours of daylight on the solstice. But over in Las Angeles, California, daylight hours number almost ten.

So darkness, yep. But from here on, the days grow longer. We won’t notice much difference until later on in February but the minutes accrue just the same. Happy solstice.