Had frost on my car windscreen this am. Can't wait for warmer weather again. Dipped below zero a couple of times over night recently. I don't like crappy cold weather where you have to wear long sleeves. Dec 21 today though. That's usually about when the solstice is isn't it. Today or during the next couple of days. Warmer weather will arrive.
The days started getting longer last week. It doesn't tie in perfectly with the solstice time and date
Its always the case, sunset here was stuck on 16:11 for 3 or 4 days then changed to 16:12 about a week ago. Its the same for calculating solstice and equinox times, there are several things to take into account. Its quite a complicated business. Source....try timeanddate.com................they are good with all this stuff
..................aahhh,'The Pig' exits the bathtub. She's a beauty. Not a druid, although I wouldn't have any problem with that if she was.