Cold enough for ya???? Snow and blowing snow,…minus 20, windchills, and it’s not even winter! Winter Solstice arrives Sunday, December 21st @ 5:04am Alberta time.
Mother Nature seems to have a sense of humour and has just been putting us through the practice round.
Did you know that the word “Solstice” has Latin origins? Sol means sun,..and sistere means to stand still. The mid day sun is at its lowest point above the horizon on that day.
We also see the shortest day of the year on and around winter solstice. For instance,…in Edmonton, the hours of daylight on the shortest day of the year are: 7hours-30minutes. Compare that to the l-o-n-g-e-s-t day of the year with 17 glorious hours of daylight.
And just think,…after the first day of winter — the days start getting longer!
Be careful out there!
Michele