It's 5 PM and It's Not Fully Dark -- East Coast, USA

See? The sun god is returning to us! He has been made happy by our auspicious Yule celebration in his honor. Slowly, he will allow us to see more of him each day.

• Fuck you from Sweden.

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• I notice the in sets later up in Saskatoon than it does in NY. Yeah, the sun comes up later up there. That's kind of wired. Here, when the sun comes up later, it sets earlier. When it comes up earlier, it sets later.

• Daylight Saving Time begins Sunday, March 10th. I can't wait!

• 5:08 pm. Broad daylight in the northeast The male cardinals were singing today. Mating calls. Spring is a-comin

• not a huge fan of the sun, I like it when it's dark by 5.00PM

• Spring comes very early here in Ireland. "There's a grand stretch in the evenings," the Irish like to say.

• I want more sun

• Here in Northern California, the spring flowers are starting to appear. The cherry and almond trees are starting to bloom, daffodils are cheering up people's yards, and mustard is popping up in the orchards. Spring is coming!

• The first flock of redwing blackbirds showed up today. Even though it's snowing where I am, it's a sure sign of spring. They are the first birds to return from their southern migration. Next come the even more unpopular grackles, then robins. We have year-round robins here that flock together in winter, so I don't really see robins as a sign of spring.

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• How's Half Moon Bay?

• I want snow in Maryland. We get no snow in MD anymore.

• "I want the sun!"

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• Oh noes, the grackles are back. Male cardinals are singing their mating songs. Song sparrows have started singing. My neighbor's muscari are pushing up father green. Buds should follow soon. I can't tell if my mini daffodils are starting to come up because they are covered in snow.

• There are shallow rollers, and there are deep rollers. You can't breed two deep rollers or their young, their offspring, will roll all the way down hit and die. Agent Starling is a deep roller. Let us hope one of her parents was not.

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• Eff that BS

• I just moved back up here from FL -- and I hate that it's light out until 6-7PM and still 20 degrees. Feels bizarre to me. When the sun's out, it should be warm -- don't you think?

• March 10th and flowers blooming in February. Best time of year.

• [quote]I just moved back up here from FL Back where? Stupid.

• Left Toronto last week ( deep arctic freeze...miserable winter this year there btw ) came to to NYC and it feels like spring to me even tho the locals are all running around in parkas and bitching about the cold. It's ABOVE the freezing point, so all is well in my world. Going back to Toronto tomorrow, hope to drag the warmth backi north.

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• It's always sunny and hot here. I'm headed to the beach right now!

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• Yeah, when it gets above freezing after being in a deep freeze for awhile, it can practically bring on hot flashes. The thing I hate about cold weather is having to dress to go outside, then being in an overly warm car, then walking across freezing parking lots, then walking into hot buildings, etc. You're always having to strip, then bundle. Strip and bundle. If buildings weren't heated to the comfort level of anorexic secretaries and shopgirls, it might make winter more tolerable.

• Spring back one hour this weekend

• Oops. Spring ahead one hour