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[151949]

It was getting dark at 5:45 this evening and here in SW Fl. our earliest darkness will be around 5:30 on Dec 21. I always appreciated that here we get about a half hour more of daylight than we did when we lived in Pitts. where it was totally dark by 5PM and was starting to get dark at 4:30PM. Even though it is still hot here this year and still quite warm almost all winter - the darkness still disturbs me.

[chickenbutt]

Where I am it will start getting dark around 4pm next month.  I just hate that!  Now, with it getting dark around 5pm is bad enough.  But, as much as I love winter there are two things I tend to wish away - having it dark in the afternoon and the holidays.   

[Mominohio]

I was just talking to a friend about the dark days. We can do a happy dance soon, knowing they will be getting longer, even thought, ever so slowly!

[Allegheny]

I didn't know you had 1/2 hour more light down in FL than here in PA.

Its so depressing here getting dark early and that compounded by possible nasty weather (cold & snow) to boot.

My favorite day of every year is when we start gaining more daylight.  I just visited a daylight calculator website and it says for my area here in PA we start gaining more daylight starting 12/27.  I always thought it was the date of the winter solstice on 12/22 guess it varies each year or may-be that website was wrong.

[jaxs mom]

I like the dark. 

[insomniac]

We're not getting that close to it: it's around Dec. 22--several weeks away yet.

[151949]

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@Allegheny wrote:

I didn't know you had 1/2 hour more light down in FL than here in PA.

Its so depressing here getting dark early and that compounded by possible nasty weather (cold & snow) to boot.

My favorite day of every year is when we start gaining more daylight.  I just visited a daylight calculator website and it says for my area here in PA we start gaining more daylight starting 12/27.  I always thought it was the date of the winter solstice on 12/22 guess it varies each year or may-be that website was wrong.

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Yes, the added 1/2 hour of daylight was a pleasant surprise for us. I think because we are slightly further west than Pitts., and 1100 miles south.I used to hate that I went to work in the AM in the dark and came home at night in the dark when I was working. We worked 4 days a week so sometimes we would go 8 days with out ever seeing daylight. Something I love about retirement is being wakened by the sun not the alarm clock.

[Allegheny]

@jaxs mom

I love the cat profile picture.  Is that your cat?

[Pearlee]

Define "close."  It's still more than a month away. And we just went off daylight savings, so the long days seem very, very far away to me.

[151949]

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@chickenbutt wrote:

Where I am it will start getting dark around 4pm next month.  I just hate that!  Now, with it getting dark around 5pm is bad enough.  But, as much as I love winter there are two things I tend to wish away - having it dark in the afternoon and the holidays.   

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I always appreciate when the holidays are over as well. DH and i still have things to celebrate like my birthday in Jan and our anni on Valentines day but all the stress and hoopla of the Christmas season is gone by and life gets back to normal Jan 2.