In the dark, at 4:02 AM tomorrow, Earth will achieve Solstice, a turning point that marks the beginning of the end of wintertide. Initially, days will sluggishly lengthen at a barely perceptible rate, and I'm happy there is no rush to Spring! Winter is my cherished period of deeper introspection; reading, writing, contemplation. I feel there is more to discover through meditation here in the hibernal cave of my mind's interior depths.