We've come to a milestone, friends! Today is the earliest sunset of the year...at 4:35 pm in my area. It will stay there for 5 days and then on the 11th, sunset will be at 4:36!
Of course, the sunrises will continue to come later, but just for about 15 days and then they'll start getting earlier! Tell that to my cat, though. She still lives by the clock, and wants me up before 7 am!