I am warm in my office but, in mind, I keep returning in winter to Cape Hedge Beach and the subdued mixed colors of sky, sea, and sand. These are the glories of winter in New England, and yes perhaps a bit overstated for effect in Figure 1. I took this image a few weeks back near the Yule and New Year.

Now we may mark the coming of the light. I have always reckoned February 3 in Massachusetts as the day when you can leave the office at five pm and still drive home before the there is complete darkest. That date is two weeks off and the light, and the world waxes after that!