Thinking Positively.

One of the benefits of the sun rising so late and setting so early is that we get to see the sunrise and sunset within mere hours of each other (I guess it's the same year round...depending on your definition of "mere hours").

Another benefit is that from my office window (which faces south), I can see the sunrise and sunset. And I can also see the sun at noon. It never goes higher than my window. Maybe tomorrow I will get inspired and bring the camera to document this phenomenon. Until now, you get to look at my paintbrush drawings. The first picture is a standard day. The second picture is an example of the short days we've been experiencing (Less than 3 weeks until Dec 21st).


Here is a person facing east and watching the sunrise. (There are not 5 suns in this or the other scenario, it's a progression of time) He stands facing east the whole day. At noon, the sun is above him, and later on, the sun is behind him -- setting. He cannot see it because he is facing east.





Here is a (rough) drawing of what I see when I look out the window of my office (again, there are 5 suns to show progression of time). The sun rises a little bit (also, there's a pond -- same pond from the pitures of the boat races), and then decides that it will start setting right away again. We've heard that in the summer it's the exact opposite. The sun barely sets, and then decides to rise again. I guess it balances out...except we'll be in the states for the long days of summer.