Oh, Happy Day...!

Today..... yes.... today.... is the happiest of days. I have been looking forward to this day for several weeks now. It is the winter equinox... mid-winter's day.... the shortest day of the year. Back home in the states this would not have been a big deal to me. Here it is so crucial to my mental health. I'm sure you know by now that we are far enough north that the winter's days are incredibly short.... Today is the turning point. Today is as short as it is going to get.... From here on out each day will get a bit longer and a bit closer to the long days of summer.


Taken at noon.... just kidding... it isn't that dark here!


It is funny.... I never would have thought that the short days would bother me... but they do. Don't get me wrong. It isn't depression... just simply a tiredness that seems to hang on every person. I find myself ready to call it a night and go to bed at 5pm each night. Strange. On the other hand, the long summer days have the opposite effect on me. I am up until midnight completely unaware of tiredness. It won't be long now.....!