The sun rose on the shortest day of the year, drawing a bright line of light across the across the Alps. It’s easy today to focus on the longest night, the coming winter, the darkness of the months ahead.

But I am choosing to focus on that ribbon of sunshine.

This is one of my favorite days of the year, a turning point when the days get longer even as temperatures drop.

Wishing one and all a solstice flooded with light, even if it’s only above the clouds.