Happy new year

A view of the backyard as the sun goes down on the first day of a new year.

Sunset

8:13 p.m. Saturday. View from the backyard deck.

Already, the days are getting noticeably shorter. The sun is rising about a minute later and setting about a minute earlier. A minute here and a minute there and pretty soon you're talking about real time. 

Yesterday's sunset was particularly stunning.

8:14 p.m. Saturday. View from the backyard deck.