Seasons

I’m glad the sun is setting earlier now 🌇

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I’m glad the sun is setting earlier now 🌇

The truth is with the later sunset and bad habits developed during vacation I’ve been staying up too late. And I’m still used to getting up early at six o’clock. All week I’ve been kind of sleep deprived but my hope is with earlier darkness it will mean earlier bed times for me.

Sunset Times …

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Sunset Times …

  • Albany – 8:19 pm
  • Allegheny National Forest – 8:38 pm, 19 minutes later then Albany
  • Blenheim, NY – 8:22 pm, 2 minutes later then Albany
  • Dolly Sods, WV – 8:32 pm, 13 minutes later then Albany
  • Fox Lair – 8:23 pm, 4 minutes later then Albany
  • Kelly Stand, VT – 8:19 pm
  • Massena – 8:30 pm, 11 minutes later then Albany
  • Moose River Plains – 8:26 pm, 7 minutes later then Albany
  • Montauk – 8:08 pm, 12 minutes earlier then Albany
  • Jamestown – 8:40 pm, 20 minutes later then Albany
  • Staten Island – 8:15 pm, 4 minutes earlier then Albany
  • Syracuse – 8:30 pm, 11 minutes later then Albany

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How hot is it going to be today? 😎 The morning news cast:

  1. Weather report on hot weather expected today – complete with random people on the street saying, “it’s hot!”
  2. News story on the President in Massachusetts to discuss climate changes plans
  3. Interview of Con Edison power plant mechanics discussing how they stay cool and hydrated while servicing turbines in 160 F rooms that keep the air conditioning humming along.
  4. Fade to Martha and the Vandellas singing Heat Wave and a commercial break

Still like getting up before 6 am ⏰

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Still like getting up before 6 am ⏰

While it is increasingly difficult to get to bed by 9 pm or even 8 pm in the darkest days of winter, the early mornings are nice especially when I’m able to be out walking by 6:15 when things are still pretty quiet out.

I started the early bedtime and rises when I did my West Virginia trip and wanted to maximize the daylight by rising early after the time change. But I liked getting that extra daylight in the winter and getting to bed early where I could snuggle under my electric blanket early in the evening during the cold of winter.