Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening

                                        

Whose woods these are I think I know.   

His house is in the village though;   

He will not see me stopping here   

To watch his woods fill up with snow.   

 

My little horse must think it queer   

To stop without a farmhouse near   

Between the woods and frozen lake   

The darkest evening of the year.   

 

He gives his harness bells a shake   

To ask if there is some mistake.   

The only other sound’s the sweep   

Of easy wind and downy flake.   

 

The woods are lovely, dark and deep,   

But I have promises to keep,   

And miles to go before I sleep,   

And miles to go before I sleep.

                                                 Robert Frost

 

 

 

WINTER SOLSTICE

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"The word solstice comes from the latin sol ("sun") and sistere ("to stand still"). So, loosely translated, it means "sun stands still." The Sun's path across the sky appears to freeze for a few days before and after the solstice. The change in its noontime elevation is so slight that the Sun's path seems to stay the same or stand still.

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The first day of winter occurs on Sunday, December 21, 2025 , at 7:03 A.M. (PST). The winter solstice is the day with the fewest hours of sunlight throughout the year, making it the "shortest day" of the year. After we reach the winter solstice, the days begin to grow longer and longer again until we reach the summer solstice - the first day of summer and the longest day of the year.

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On the day of winter solstice, we are tilted as far away from the sun as possible, which means that the Sun's path across the sky is as low in the sky as it can be."

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