It was the shortest day of the year in the northern hemisphere - or to be more precise, the shortest number of hours of sunlight. We say that the Sun has reached its most southerly declination - ie it is not very high in the sky at midday. I took this picture at 3pm GMT from the services on the M6 Toll motorway near Birmingham. The Sun is already near the horizon and ready to set. It won't be quite as early tomorrow. Summer is on the way!
