The setting moon, March 9 |
As
we moved back to daylight savings time on Sunday, Mike and I took a rather
relaxed attitude. I meant to get out early to the grocery store, and it was 10:30
before I left the house. It seemed earlier. The afternoon disappeared quickly,
and it was 5:00 when Mike suggested we walk the dog. It seemed earlier. By the
time I started supper, it was late by the clock, and then I watched in horror
as the crust of my quiche burned while the middle took its sweet time setting
up. (I did not give that recipe a positive review.) It was after 7:00 when I
finally had supper on the table. It was after 8:00 when I was finally showered
and ready for bed. It seemed earlier, and I was angry that it was late. The
only thing we did by the clock was to go to bed at 9:30, and I wasn’t ready to
sleep.
On
Monday I decided I had had enough of playing to the inner clock and making concessions. I determined to go strictly
by the clock. I was up at 6:00 while it was still dark. Mike was up before
7:00, and when he went out to get Bess, he noticed the moon setting in the west.
I caught the photo above just as it disappeared over the hill.
“What
time is supper?” asked Mike.
“6:30,”
was my emphatic reply.
And
the weekend was difficult in another way. Our neighbors of 15 years – they moved
in about six months after we moved to this house – have gone their separate
ways and sold the house. The move has been coming on for a year, so it’s not
like it's a surprise, but the adjustment hits us now. They won’t be
coming and going any more. We will miss them.
Life
is full of changes – some big, some little, some recurring (like the time
changes). KW
Well, you already know how I feel about the time change. I read in the paper that 90% of people are against the constant change. Will anyone hear us?? I'm still out of kilter and probably will be for a few more days.
ReplyDelete"Out of kilter" -- a good way to put it. Hallie and Chuck both weighed in to say they don't like the dark mornings and would prefer standard time. I don't think that's going to happen, but we seem to inch closer to permanent DST.
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