Happy first day of winter!

[wtg]

At least the days get longer from here on out....

[Steve Miller]

And it’s cold.

Bitter, bitter cold.

[Bernard]

Happy Solstice!

[Axtremus]

Happy winter solstice!
The Chinese calendar has a solar term for this, 冬至, it literally translates to "winter arrives," and a folk custom for this occasion is to eat glutinous rice balls "湯圓":

Picture from https://heho.com.tw/archives/153482

[Daniel]

Ax, beautiful!

[AndyD]

It has rained here literally every day in December since we've been dogsitting. Imagine four dogs running round the lawn and then coming inside. Six times a day.
We bought three extra washable mats but it's a losing battle.

Thankfully two dry weeks are now forecast so I just hosed clean the back yard concrete and fingers crossed the muddy patch that used to be grass will drain or freeze.
Oh for warm summer evenings.