We have lost our sun. The sun will not rise again until mid-January. It isn't quite "midnight dark" all the time, but it's not even really twilight-light.
Some people have trouble with the constant darkness. In fact, there's actually a name for it called Seasonal Affective Disorder, where people get very depressed and even have physical symptoms. We never really minded the darkness. The daylight in the summer is actually tougher for us.
I will try to take a picture at noon one of these days and post it so you can see how dark it is.
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3 comments:
I'm not sure how I would handle that....living in a place that gets over 300 days of sunshine per year...I might melt down.
wow- I would love to see a picture!
While I enjoy the few overcast days we get in FLA I can not imagine not seeing the sun rise!
Thanks for sharing all of your stories!
Wow, I am so excited to find your blog! My children and I are moving to Barrow on Dec 3rd, 2007. Yes, in nine days. My husband is already there working. We are so excited but still have so many unknowns. My daughter is in 7th grade and I also have two boys in 4th and 1st grades. Thanks so much for your blog! I don't have a google account so I guess I have to be anonymous but I would love to be able to email you with specific questions.
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