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THE DARK AGES

We aren't Sweden (see below).

No midnight sun—yet.

Will that happen with global warming?

But it is getting darker in the morning. Inexorably.

And just a few weeks after the delayed DST change.

There is a whole lot of darkness going on.

I downloaded a widget onto my dashboard (no translation for PCtards) that shows the sunset and sunrise and all. Twilight. Dawn.

It is creeping inexorably to the solstice.

I can see it get darker every morning and, as a result, colder.

I now wear the thermal gloves and tights and hooded sweat every day and am into the second line of defense of tying my tassle at the hoodline.

Soon I will be wearing a thermal under the sweatshirt.

I am not into headlighting it yet. My tail lights are on though.

We have about two weeks until the darkest day.

And then we climb back into the light.

I know this is not a hardship but it makes good blog grit.

On reflection, if we were in Sweden it would not get dark. So it is not apt to include it in here.

WTF.

It seemed right at the time so I am going to leave it in.

Besides, I like the line about global warming. There have to be jokes in it somewhere, eh?

This picture is in Alaska but it is the same thing as Sweden. Or close enough.

Labels: bicycle, nature, weather