16 photos of sunshine to cheer you up as we delve deep into winter darkness.

Rio meets Cornwall

Kauai sunset

Mysore sunrise

Late afternoon sunlight

Flower on a alpine summit

Sunrise on the Camel estuary

Summer skies

Ice cream

Dawn in Lesotho

Fishing in the Pacific

Sunshine on the Nile

Lying in a field at sunset

My dog at sunset

Summer river swim

Jumping into the sea at sunset. Using the self timer…

Summer swimming