So this is what the darkest day of the year looks like

First there were two hours of early twilight, the kind where night is still hanging out in the north and there is a pale glow in the south. Then there were 3 hours of regular twilight between 10 am and 1 pm, where night is clinging to the far north (I did't get a chance to see if the edge of earth's shadow became visible or not) and it feels a bit closer to day, with a very deep blueness. It never got around to rosy dawn twilight, and now we're almost halfway through the second two hours of early (I guess it's called late on this end) twilight.

Sun returns in roughly a month. In some ways I am missing it more and in some ways I am missing it less than I originally anticipated.

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We brought in the christmas tree, forced it onto its foot, unraveled the plastic around it and found lots of needle shedding, some brambles hiding in the branches, and very thin branches at the bottom. Part of me is tempted to cut half a foot off just to pretty it a bit, but with making christmas cookies tomorrow (too tired tonight) and christmas eve dessert on friday AND having to decorate at some point, I just don't think I'll bother. I just hope it'll stop shedding now that it's getting water, and we'll have to see if we can't get it into a corner so we can hide the worst side.

Don't know why I feel so exhausted today.