Winter Solstice

The winter solstice occurs exactly when the Earth's axial tilt is farthest away from the sun at its maximum of 23° 26'. Though the winter solstice lasts only a moment in time, the term is also a turning point to midwinter or the first day of winter to refer to the day on which it occurs. The seasonal significance of the winter solstice is in the reversal of the gradual lengthening of nights and shortening of days.
Yay, the days will already be getting longer. That's trying to put a positive spin on the whole "winter thing" right?

So, here it is: All:

gifts purchased

gifts wrapped

bills paid (for the week)

holiday food selected

I still need to do the holiday grocery shopping. Whew, that's always a task isn't it? That should be the last of the "to do's" hopefully. I was pleasantly surprised to see Renee backing up into the drive today. She dropped off a gift for Nik. She has been working boo co hours and we've barely had time to catch up. I'm sure her poor family has barely seen her either.

I've been snapping pics of all the birds at the feeders; I just love seeing them and trying to get good pictures. I captured quite a few yesterday. Pics that is, not birds. We were supposed to get 1 to 2 inches of "s" today, but not sure if that is still the plan or not. Will have to watch the WEATHER CHANNEL!