Porkpal, thanks for reminding me that the days will soon start to get longer. Just last night, when it felt like 10pm but was only 7:15, I told my hubby that it would be nice to live where the nights don't mess with us like this. On the other hand, I have lived in Alaska where the winter days were much shorter. At Palmer, near Anchorage, daylight came sometime around 10am and only lasted until about 3, Ketchikan was a little better, about 9 and 4. Here, just barely south of the 45th parallel, it's better. At the moment, 6:38 Pacific time, I can see a light sky to the east, it's still dark in the west, and I could see to walk outside without a light. I feed the horses about 4:30 every evening so that I don't have to do it in the dark. They live outside year around and have a shed for shelter if they want it. They seem to use it more in the summer to get away from the bugs than for relief from bad weather.
