Long Days

Faithful readers will no doubt recall my Dark Days post in early December, when we received just over 7 hours of daylight. They were indeed dark days. As we approach the summer solstice, just over 4 weeks away, the days are noticably longer. According to this site, we'll receive about 16 3/4 hours of daylight today. In practical terms, that means that the sun is rising at around 4:45am, and setting after 9:30pm. I'll admit this is quite nice in the evening, but it is making it difficult to sleep in. Even for Japhur, who seems to think he'll get fed at 7am now instead of 8am; though he'll eventually adjust. In a month, the sun will be setting after 10pm, though the sky will remain relatively bright for the whole night. Looks like our summer visitors should expect some long days!