Ah, the christmas time. Finally here. And after that we are already heading towards spring.
It's funny how it feels like christmas is in the middle of the winter. Only half the winter left after that. When usually we can call oirself lucky if the christmas is white at all. Even at it's best winter might have lasted just for a month at the time of christmas.
Astronomically yes, it is the middle. After that we are already starting to turn back toward sun. The days are getting longer, there is more light. But the weather doesn't agree. It takes some time for the weather to adjust.
Maybe it's comforting. Going through the darkest time of the year. It can surely feel like forever in cold, dark (and usually wet) Finland during the last few month of the year. So it's nice to think we are already halfway there when we finally get through them. Christmas is something worth waiting for, something that gets us through the darkest time.
So once again, we have made it. We are heading back to the light. Only half the winter to go before it starts to get (a bit) warmer. And most importantly: only half a year before Midsummer!
Have a happy christmas and thanks for reading so far!