Axial Tilt Is The Reason For The Season

Today was the last expected day of dry warmth. Rains are expected to begin tomorrow. So, all the neighbors were puttering in their gardens.

Right as predicted, and pretty much as usual, the rain came this morning.

It's a dry rain.

(Eight inches of rain would be a healthy TWO MONTHS of downpours, here...rain comes here as a persistent drizzle of fine rain over an extended period of time, like multiple months.)

Snow on the way. I love snow but typically in mountains. Not here.

Wet snow with ice on top and bottom is the norm here. It’s totally unworkable here.

Yes, same here. Cold, but no snow.

Three weeks until longest dark.

Today, 13 December, we celebrate the darkest evening in the northern hemisphere. From now one until June, evenings are going to get lighter. Dusk is at it's earliest today (but mornings are going to continue to get darker until the end of December).