Winter Solstice Thoughts

The sun shines bright this morning in NM.  At 8:04 the solstice arrived.  With the neighbor's house now blocking the mid-winter sunrise, I have to wait 2 hours later for the sun to shine over their parapet, through my office window, 

reflect off the glass of a picture on the wall, and illuminate Travel Schlepp.

With the keyword "reflection" in mind, here's a lesson in point of view from Monty Python's "The Meaning of Life."  

The longest, coldest (figuratively speaking), darkest night is now behind us.  The light of the reborn sun will overcome the dark.  Light and life will prevail.  

Now if only democracy and the United States can prevail...