Light is a powerful thing and delightful gift! After many months of darkness from 4:30 pm - 8:00 am, we are beginning to see the seasons change. Yesterday I picked the girls up from school at 6:10 and it was still light outside! Nathan and I were enjoying the 'favorite daily view' cresting the hill to St. Bees with mountains to the left and the ocean before us. The sun was just sinking through the clouds to the horizon. Yay!
It's weird psychologically how the darkness effects you - at 6:30 you'll begin to get tired (when normally you wouldn't or shouldn't on a normal day) The cold, dark and damp nudge the desire to go for the comfort food and hot beverages which is not real helpful to the waistline. There is actually a disorder called SAD or Seasonal Affective Disorder that results in depression among other symptoms from the prolonged darkness and lack of vitamin D from the sunshine. Up here in cumbria we have a very high rate of depression and I'm sure the lack of sunshine and dreary weather affects that. Alcoholism is over the top as well.
Dennis has commented that he didn't realize how 'southern' I was until coming here. I definitely love the sunshine both physically and psychologically. I like my sweet tea, grits, grilling out year round, wearing a pair of shorts which I maybe did twice last year in England, and being warm. All this to say, I'm celebrating the return of the light. Not only will the light return but it will be light in June from about 5:00 am - 11:00 pm. How's that for overkill? Nice huh?!
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Amen! The days are starting to get longer here in Michigan, which has been nice, though it's still cold. I heard someone the other day refer to it as "pre-Spring". My mood almost immediately lifted just thinking of this time as pre-Spring instead of "still Winter". It was snowing outside at the time. Sigh.
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