Friday, December 22, 2006

FIRST DAY OF WINTER



IT'S THE SHORTEST DAY OF THE YEAR (DEC 21) SO I THOUGHT IT WAS APPROPRIATE TO TAKE A PICTURE OF THE SUNSET (SHOT AT 3:44-47 PM) ON THE FIRST OFFICIAL DAY OF WINTER. HERE IS A SHOT FROM A STREET FACING DUE WEST AND ALSO A SHOT ACROSS A FIELD FACING DUE SOUTH. THE SUN WAS NOT COMPLETELY OUT SO IT WAS HARD TO TELL WHERE IT WAS RELATIVE TO DUE WEST. LOTS OF TWILIGHT AT THE BEGINNING AND THE END OF EVERY DAY. IT WAS LIGHT BY 10:15 IN THE MORNING, THOUGH WE HAD A PRETTY GOOD SNOW STORM SO I'M NOT SURE WHAT THE ACTUAL SUNRISE TIME WAS.