Winter solstice: days will be getting longer in WNY

This photo was taken in February this year when the days were getting longer and sunnier. Photo by Connie Oswald Stofko by Connie Oswald Stofko Surprise! Tomorrow is the first day of winter. Yes, Western New York has snow on the ground, and parts of Western New York got 80 inches of snow in November, but that’s just weather. We’re talking about how close–or far away– Western New York is to the sun. As the Earth spins on its axis,…