The article describes the author’s experience on the winter solstice, the shortest day of the year, and the beginning of the end of the year. The author took the day off work and drove around the west of Kent to visit various churches and take photographs. They started in Penshurst, where they visited the Sidney Chapel and took photos of the children’s heads in a cloud. They then went to Speldhurst, but could not find parking near the church, so they moved on to Groombridge, where they missed the church and ended up in Sussex. The author then drove on to Tunbridge Wells, where they visited the church during a service, took photos of the ceiling, and were quizzed by a warden. After the service, the author promised to buy a Big Issue from a young man, but instead gave him a fiver and continued on their way. The author picked up their friend Jools from a work lunch in Folkestone and stopped at Stop 24 services for a coffee and some food before heading home. The article is a personal reflection on the solstice and the end of the year.