To-day is the last day before the sun starts its journey southward towards the Tropic of Capricorn. It is marked by what is called the winter solstice ( or Summer solstice in the case of the northern hemisphere. This is the time of the year when you can view the sun at midnight if you happen to be on the Acrtic circle). It is the shortest day of the year here in Australia ( not just in Australia but also all the countries south of the tropic of capricorn)
The days will start to get longer although it will not be very perceptible for the first few days. The good news is it will sooner or later get warmer -- what a pleasant thought. The fear is it will get warmer than usual due to global warming as we experienced last year. Whether we have left the steps taken to combat global warming too long remains to be seen.
Have a happy winter solstice day, whatever you have planned to do.
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