Carol, sorry I missed this. I had a crazy week that week. My plants did remarkably well in this freeze, but the NWS is calling for a frigid winter for FL, so I'm just waiting for the next one.

Pretty photo! I hope the rest of the winter isn't as bad as this last week!

I am looking forward to longer days. Its dark by 5pm and I have to go out and lock up farm animals at 4:30pm to get done by dark lol. I bought a large dusk to dawn industrial light for the front of our metal barn that comes on automatically. We have Coyotes and Black Bears here. I dont like being out when its pitch dark out there lol.

I can't take credit for that photo - found it using the keywords 'florida solstice' 😃

Today, the high here is around 81F - and it's bumming me out! I can't wait for some more cooler weather projected for the end of this week. Planning on some yardwork next weekend...