Its Official,,,,,,

Saturday December 8th starts the real beginning of the Darktime. Sunrise is at 1:52 pm,,Sunset is at 1:52 pm. So we have a split second of daylight.

So i thought you would enjoy a pic of the last of our sun until about a month an half from now. Supposed to rain an snow for the next 4days so no light. taken at 1:00pm today.



this is what it looks like now. almost 3:00

 

Wow Biita, that must be so strange!
I hope the dark days pass quickly for you.

 

That's a nice pretty sunset, the orange and the blue. Too bad that you won't be seeing much of it for a bit, can't say as that we experience much like that here.

 

And to think that I was complaining when I was working, that it was dark when I left for work, and dark when I got home from work. At least it was sunny during the work hours. I suspect that sometime around the 21st of June, you experience the opposite, and it is sunny all night. It's hard to picture that, although I bet that it's just something you get used to.
Tom

 

Yep, like Toni said - this is something I do understand - on a cerebral level,
but it's still a shock to really try to take it in.
I'd probably hibernate.

 

I agree with zuzu- isn't it hard to stay awake? Though I suppose you'd freeze if you fell asleep... I love how our daylight varies here, but that's a tad extreme for my mind to get around!

 

WOW Biita, thats crazy, i dont know what i would do, i guess you learn to cope, but it would take some getting used to!!

 

Thank you for the comments,,Living like this isn't so bad really because now that the light is gone, the Aurora Bourialis will appear an stay for about 2-3 months on an off all day an night. So we get some light from that an from the moon an stars,, an if we have alot of snow, the reflection of the sky is a little more light.

Eileen help yourself to any pic you might want

I just stay busy, thats why i save so many bags of berries an veggies from the garden for this time of yr. Also because its so dark, the people around here will visit more for company than they do during summer, so lots of baking for coffee an cake time. Plus this is Norway, land of the ice an snow meaning, skiing an winter sports. Lots of activity goes on here in winter.

Usually comming up we should get some students from Italy who come for this reason, the winter light, its so special all the blues, from the night. they come to paint. i put some pics in one of my blogs (winter solstice) with the blues as the light.

And yep summer is just the oppisite,, all golden an light 24 hours a day.

 

I've seen the dark creeping south towards you, Biita, and now it's reached you. I'm lucky with my six hours after all. If anybody's hibernating, I want in. Make room!

 

Gosh Biita, that must really be something to experience.
Great pictures - thanks for making us part of your experience. (I love the Stew - the Stew makes its possible for all of us to share our experiences.)

 

Hey Bitta, I have to thank you for your friendly help here and I got an "A"

When I sleep I need absolute darkness. I would be happy like a hybernating bear at this time of year with you if I had a job that rotated around this time. I would lounge and play during this time. But that is not reality or is it? How do jobs, careers, flow around this time? Is it a spring break or does work go on without interruption. This is a twist on working the night shift. I am glad to hear that socializing increases because lack of natural sunlight increases depression.

I doubt anyone can be depressed around you though. Love your sharing of pictures.

 

wow D2D,, congratulations,, i'm so glad you got an "A". Well done, well done. well my job is more of a summer job, we have a tourist camp here with cabins, small van camping, an tents. My job is to over see it all. Keep the grounds as natural looking, welcome tourists, check cabins an clean if nessecary, but here in Norway, we have an unwritten rule to the cabins. You leave it in the same condition as you found it. So really no cleaning is involved. Also eye appeal, with gardening, an making the guest as welcome as I can. We mingle with the guest towards evening or were filled up for the night. We share food, drinks, an stories an always watch the midnight sun. So yeah i have one heck of a dream job,,lol.

Now my husband works also in a job he loves,,, he's a carpenter at the viking museum, an works the same way the vikings did. he gives lessons and tours on his craft, an they always have the viking festival in Aug. an he is part of that... Since the actual museum is a replica of the original built in 500ad, it needs constant work, so he works all yr round. And when he comes home at 7, during sommer, he helps with the tourists, (mostly socializing,,lol) an in winter he works like a regular person would work during the day.

Not much night work up here, since there is no crime no security is needed anywhere. I think the only nights jobs would be EMT's, hospitols and the police.