Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Light

The light is arriving noticeably earlier these days. I greet it with mixed feelings.

Most mornings I'm out of bed by 6-6:30. On those rare days when I have no pressing schedule, I love to stay under the covers until 7, especially in these dark winter months when the air outside the comfort of my down comforter is so cold and the sun is still making its way into our hemisphere. But once the light begins to dawn, the pull to climb out from that cozy cocoon is way too strong. This week I noticed that the sun is up, or at least peeking over the horizon, between 6:30 and 7 and I'm more than ready to climb out of bed.  So summer is coming - if only in the light of morning!

Saturday mornings will soon be lighter and sleeping in late will rarely occur. Of course, to some people the idea of sleeping until 7 being "late" is laughable, and when I was younger I would have agreed. But between rising early to get four kids off to school all those years and being married to an early riser, I can't imagine staying in bed much longer. Unless, of course, someone wanted to bring me breakfast in bed - or just cuddle for awhile....

Now if only we could do something about that cold!

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