“The shortest day has passed, and whatever nastiness of weather we may look forward to in January and February, at least we notice that the days are getting longer–as you watch it day by day, until the moment comes when with a start of delighted surprise we realise that we can stay out of doors in a twilight lasting for another quarter of a precious hour.”

    ~Vita Sackville-West

    📷 First Light: Frosty Morning in Somerset, England, by Sarah Brooks.