the ever-setting sun

It became very obvious when we got back from the states how far north we are. The sun is very low on the horizon already, making it feel like the sun's setting all day long. It does make for some interesting light effects and really long shadows...


This was taken in the morning. Not that unusual for sunrise I suppose, although it's probably 10am or so.


This was taken at noon. Not too much change--still long shadows.


This was taken in the afternoon, probably around 3:00ish.


And done. I think this was about 4:30 or so.

We just had daylight savings so now the sun starts to set around 4ish and is pitch black by 5. Winter should be really interesting. According to a planner Pat has, the sun is suppose to rise in London at 7:44am on Dec. 1 and set at 3:55pm. Keep in mind we're still farther north and Dec. 1 is before the shortest day of the year. According to one of our travel books, there's an average of 1.5 hrs. of sunlight each day in January (clouds + dark = no sun). Stay tuned. It should be a long, dark winter. Glad I brought my tripod :)

Pat documented the reverse when he arrived in July. For a reminder, click on this link back to that archived post.