For so long now, it has been getting dark by 3:30 in the afternoon, and pitch black an hour later. Almost sixteen hours of every day, spent in darkness.
Then last night as I was cooking dinner, I had to pop out to the spare fridge in the garden shed to get something.
It was 6:01 pm, according to the clock on the microwave, and it was still light, with the sun not completely set to my left. The sky glowed pink in the far distance, and I could clearly see to the end of the garden
Now that is definitely a sign that Spring is just around the corner.
beetleypete 
Here i made similar experiences. I hope we also will get higher temperatures soon, because over night the last days we had around minus 10 degrees (C). ;-/ xx Michael
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It hasn’t been that cold here, Michael. But certainly not warm either.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Yes, here it is the same (although it is not quite as extreme as there, I think). The weather doesn’t usually get too bad here, but I do miss the light and the longer days in the winter. It is always hopeful when the days get longer. Thanks, Pete, and let’s hope everything looks brighter soon.
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At least it is not dark until after 6pm now. So much better than being dark by 3:30.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Our evenings are pretty much the same as Robbie’s it gets dark quite early all year round here no light nights like we had in the Uk in the summer 🙂 x
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At least you don’t have those months of winter afternoon gloom, Carol.
Best wishes, Pete. x
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True, Pete we don’t x
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The season of the optimist, hooray 🙂
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Makes a change for me to be optimistic mate. 🙂
Cheers, Pete.
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Always something to look forward to every winter yayyyyyyyy 👍😁😁
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The sun is out again this morning!
Cheers, Pete.
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Sounds good
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It cheered me up, anyway. 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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😊😊
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And our days are getting shorter.
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That’s what you get for living upside-down, Peggy! 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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Have noticed the same here. Warmest regards, Theo
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It helps to cheer me up, Theo.
Best wishes, Pete.
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If you have a garden, now is the time to spring into action!
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That was strained! 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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Stays light here in Texas until around 6:30. We had an ice storm a few days ago and more expected tonight, so it sounds as if your weather is better than mine. Ready for Spring and planting.
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No ice storms here, Phil. Just an occasional morning frost. I have always thought of Texas as a hot place, with no ice or snow.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Pete, 8 months of the year it is hot, real darn hot. We have summer, then fall for about a week, then winter for a month or two, then spring for a week, then summer again. When it is cold, it’s brutal and damp. I enjoyed the UK climate and wished I could have brought some back here.
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Very encouraging! We’re in the midst of a big snowstorm at the moment. (After 60-degree temps earlier in the week.)
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I am hoping we don’t get ‘March snow’. We have had that in the past, Liz.
Best wishes, Pete.
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We can count on at least one March snow.
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I am happy you are seeing signs of spring. Longer days lift my spirit – especially if they are not all covered with clouds.
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I love to sit outside on the light evenings. Watch the bats around my head, and wait for the sun to set well after 9pm. That’s my favourite time of the year, Maggie.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Sounds delightful, Pete.
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In South Africa, there isn’t a big time difference for sunrise and sunset during winter and summer. During summer the sun sets between 7pm and about 7.30pm and in the winter between 5.30pm and 6pm on average. We have mild day time temperatures too although it can get very cold at night.
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Being so much further south than us, you don’t have those long dark afternoons and evenings. I do like to be able to sit outside after 9pm in the summer, but our summers are too short most years. You will notice the difference once you make the move to Britain.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Yay for spring.
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Fingers crossed for no ‘late winter’, Molly! 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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We dont have such a dramatic difference here Pete…but in Seattle, I remember it still being light around 9p in the summer…and dark by 4p in the winter!
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That’s how it works here too, John.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Hooray! It feels wonderful when daylight begins to lengthen.
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Nothing I like more than to be able to sit outside late into the evening. 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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I feel the same way! Best to you, Pete.
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Our weather is hot and cold running…a sure sign that Spring is at hand chuq
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Good to hear that, chuq.
Best wishes, Pete.
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We are a bit further south, I think, but our days get quite short in winter too. Now we are on the upswing though winter is not done with us yet! As I guess you may have gathered, I like snow!
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I was happy to have been snow-free so far. Let’s hope we don’t get the late snow we have seen in some years.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Yep, the days are definitely getting longer.
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I noticed it last night because it wasn’t cloudy and raining. Cheered me up! 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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Our outside light is on a timer, and Sam had to adjust it forwards recently.
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There’s always something to look forward to, eh?
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Getting out of the darkness is always so good for improving the mood, GP.
Best wishes, Pete.
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But, sometimes I really enjoy the peaceful silence that evening brings.
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I also enjoy that, but even more so when it is light until after 9pm.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Gotcha.
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Sunshine here and no wind! Things is lookin’up!
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Same here. Until Monday, apparently.
Best wishes, Pete.
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We’ve been getting late sun in our lounge, a sign that the sun is higher in the sky and moving westwards.
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It will be good to see less of that very low winter sun. That makes daytime driving dangerous around here.
Best wishes, Pete. x
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so happy, I see it creeping back here too )
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It literally helps to lighten the mood. Cheers, Jon.
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It certainly does, Jon.
Best wishes, Pete.
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. . . details . . .
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It could have been bombs over Kyiv lighting up the sky . .
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Except it was in the west not the east! 🙂 x
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