Anyone else excited that today is the shortest day?

[Washywishy]

I am, I know it's a slow process but it's going to get lighter!

The solstice bothers me though 🤔 Yes it'll be getting lighter but we've got two more months of potential freezing weather and plummeting temperatures .... it's not right! 😭

Yeah it’s so slow that I don’t get that excited. Mid Feb is when I get excited/happy again. 7.30am
sunrise and 5pm sunset.

Yes! Bring on light nights!

Yes, I'm delighted.

Had a lovely, sunny walk earlier today - made all the more enjoyable in the knowledge that there will be a tiny bit more light each day now.

@ProbableDoris how delightful! I'm in Sunderland so we have a while to go yet before we see any daffodils, but it's one of my favourite times of the year when they start to bloom 🌼

I’m more excited that it’s the longest night

I have to say I love long light evenings but I can't be dealing with it being light at 4am in the summer ....
But yes definitely excited that from today the days get longer! I hate it when it gets dark at 4pm, Some days at work it has seemed to be dusk at about lunchtime!

Sooooo happy!!! I can't wait for it to be lighter . This miserable darkness makes me so fed up .

I have always been a weird person who would prefer it to be permanently dark at all times. I don’t know why, things just look nicer and seem more peaceful to me so this is probably my dream day!

Me, I’d be happy with 18 hours of daylight all year round. You can keep the heat though, long, late spring days with temperatures around 20C are perfection for me.

Yes. I prefer marking time by the seasons/ solstice/ natural events and always find the countdown to 12 at new year so artificial. Of course, it's obvious that Christmas and nee year hijacked the solstice so I appreciate it when the solstice is honored/ remembered/ noted.

No, absolutely not. I love the deep, dark Midwinter. Forever.

Me too. I get a big sense of relief when we get to the longest day and I know some respite from it being bright all evening is on the way.

I was a bit disappointed on Thursday. It's my day in the office when I leave the house really early. I love getting all the way there in the dark. It feels a bit special but it was such a bright nearly full moon it spoilt it.

For sure.....

Yes, very.

This!

I’m very happy thinking about the days getting longer a little bit each day. And in a few weeks the snowdrops will be out. I know it will be cold for a while yet, but I hate the dark.

@Festivefeet I'm with you😁

Yes! I have a 30 mile commute each way and so much easier/less tiring driving in daylight.

Happy that we are at the solstice because I don’t like these dark mornings either. By February there's a bit of heat in the sun when it comes out. Much better!

I never meet anyone in real life who loves getting up in the dark and who loves dark evenings. Only on Mumsnet.

Yes I'm so happy. I hate winter (not very keen on Christmas either!) I always feel a huge sense of relief after Christmas and renewal in January. Once January is over, February is a short month (and it's my birthday!) then the clocks turn again end of March. I can't wait.

Yes, so happy we've made it to the shortest day and now we're on the way towards summer again.

No. Am a winter person and just have to talk myself down by reminding myself there’s still a bit of winter to go. I have some health issues that make Summer very challenging for me but even before that I loved it being cosy dark at 3pm. I’m a rarity, I know!

I'm happy that it's the first day of Winter!

Yeah I was feeling a bit overwhelmed earlier & went outside to bring the washing in, I'd forgotten about it & it was dark out.

It was really cold & the wind was really blowing, it really cheered me up (a bit of wind on my face!!) but then I felt really sad at the thought of people on the streets & how bloody miserable it must be trying to keep warm.