Let there be light- US daylight savings time coming soon (!)

Let me start with that I live in the "upper South" or the "lower Midwest" (no one wants to claim us! 😆) - so I don't deal with the same situations as those living in the northern parts or southern parts of the US.

I can't imagine living in any of the extremes of light vs dark in the artic regions! Blackout curtains are already a must in my bedroom! 😆

Personally, I looking forward to when we stop with the time changes. Pick one, dang it! Lol. In my state- there are bills "in process" supposedly to do just this.

Of course, I don't work outside the home, so it would be easier on me than some. When I was working, I found those morning shifts that started before sunup we're the hardest to acclimate to.

Enjoy the time change, Astroman!!

Trav- Your stuck in the middle, which is kinda good I suppose.

Daylight savings (soon) vs standard time(now in most states) has its pros and cons.

I think most people will enjoy extra usable daylight after a "normal" daytime work day.

My longest daylight in summer is certainly longer than the longest day in the south (morning and evening). My early riser friends go to bed when there's still daylight and "day birds" are still chirping. But if the south had longer lighted evenings mid-summer, it would just make for a hotter more miserable summer night.

[I said "day-birds", cause if anyone has Whipperwills nearby, you know how annoyingly loud they are in the darkness!. On the other hand, there's no more beautiful sound than a Northern Loon (lake bird) flying over after sunrise . I really miss that from the lake near my last home].

(Night shift workers are a whole different ball game - glad I never did that.)

I've lived as far north as 60 miles south of the Canadian border, so I do get it. While up there, I was more than a bit happy for those longer, warmer days!! And it's why I'm now much further south!!! LOL! I know that not everyone has that kind of opportunity, which is why when it came along, I took it. I LOVE gardening, and it was simply too cold too much of the year for a good garden. At least for me, with no greenhouse and living in a very small home. I kinda got a little 'buggy' by the time it warmed up!

We do get a bit of a taste of that 'going to bed while the sun is still up', during the longest days of summer - but they don't last long. And yes, those darned Whipperwills!!! But, they also signal spring/early summer weather for us.

Now, night shifts I have some experience with - albeit when I was MUCH younger! LOL! I was a night owl at that point in my life, so it fit me well - but sure couldn't dare do a night shift now!

Nevertheless, the time change will come for nearly all of us!
For those that look forward to this time - do enjoy! =)

Girlie said...
It doesn’t matter much to me.

Sun is great - whether it’s in the morning or the evening.

LOL! Okay Girlie, you got me!! I have to agree with that!!! =)