My least favorite part about winter is already here: the dark. The sun is still coming up at a reasonable hour (for now), but it gets dark so early in the evening! It’s barely 6pm, and I feel like I should be going to bed. (I am not a night owl.) I think I need a sun lamp.
Ooh, speaking of the sun (or brightness, at least), I got the picture I was hoping to get. A few weeks ago, I noticed a view of St. Mary’s I really liked (from the drawbridge over the creek), but all the trees were still so green (I say it like it’s a bad thing – it’s not! I love it when the trees are all green.). I thought it might be a nice picture to get once the leaves started to turn. Then we planned our trip to Oregon, and I was sure I was going to miss it, that by the time we got back, all the leaves would be gone. Not so!
Then I took a wider shot – look at that sky!
I love September and October skies. (I know it’s November, but November doesn’t have skies like that. Don’t tell anyone.)
The Wombat
Pretty pic! The sky is such a deep shade of blue. I’m with you on the dark evenings. Ugh. I’ve been thinking about getting a special light for the past couple winters. Maybe this is the year…
Zannah
You get your special light, and maybe I’ll finally get that alarm clock that mimics the sun rising…
Momma Betty
I love the contrasting shades of blue in the sky and the water, especially in the bottom picture.
I was just reading about Seasonal Affective Disorder, or SAD, as it’s so aptly called. Some people have it really bad, but I think all of us who live with changing seasons have it to some degree or other. This article was talking about getting enough vitamin D from the sun or replacing that with a light source. It said that we need at least 20 minutes of sunshine a day. How do those Norwegians and Swedes manage???
I think those clocks that gradually increase the light in your bedroom are a cool idea.