4te Advent and Winter Solstice

What a poetic convergence of days: the last day of Advent on the longest night of the year.

How did it get so late so soon? It's night before it's afternoon. December is here before it's June. My goodness how the time has flewn. How did it get so late so soon? --Dr. Seuss. 

Photo Credit: Nathan Brauner via {glacier national park}