It’s 7AM And Still Dark Outside
@PainsOnSlate (21854)
Canada
October 23, 2017 6:25am CST
I woke up at 5 this morning, didn’t want too but such is life.
I was on the computer for a while and just toasted a raisin toast. Sitting here in the dinning room, it looks pure black outside. I like to wake up to light but that didn’t happen and when I get dressed and get in the car to go get my husband at the airport I hope the sun is rising.
It looks like winter, I will miss our early sunrise of summer until next summer.
Sitting here with my IPad, I just looked up and I can see some light. Just took the photo above, the sun is trying to come up.
Guess I better get dressed and start the day.
My plans for the day is to paint today...with a bit of myLot stuck in there too.
Happy Monday. I changed my photo now that its light outside...
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@Morleyhunt (21737)
• Canada
23 Oct 17
I've been sitting here watching a spectacular sunrise. Like you, I'm not enjoying it being totally dark when I awaken. The days keep getting shorter....but we know that come spring time we'll get back to the early sunrises (many people don't get to view them) and by summer, I'll be watching the sunrise over the Northumberland Strait.
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@PainsOnSlate (21854)
• Canada
24 Oct 17
I would love to drive over that bridge...While camping I wake up too early because it's light outside but now in the fall, I am not happy with pitch black until after 7AM. Too many trees where I am so no sunrises or sun sets but soon I will see them again when the leaves fall off the trees.
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@Morleyhunt (21737)
• Canada
29 Oct 17
@PainsOnSlate my living room window offers me a beautiful view of the sunrise. Yesterday my sister couldn't resist taking a photo...I didn't even think it was a particularly dramatic, but it was a novelty for her.
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@JohnRoberts (109857)
• Los Angeles, California
23 Oct 17
Have a pleasant and productive day.
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@Juliaacv (48397)
• Canada
23 Oct 17
@PainsOnSlate Its mild and so summer-like here still. But I'm not complaining because these days are numbered. But I did put most of my summer clothes into the cedar chest, so I'm limited to the few autumn outfits that I own and then of course the winter stuff, which I'll gladly wait to wear.
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@PainsOnSlate (21854)
• Canada
23 Oct 17
@Juliaacv It is warm here too and I wonder when we will get our first frost...
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@PainsOnSlate (21854)
• Canada
23 Oct 17
Right after I wrote this the street lights went out. We have some clouds but I think its going to be a nice day.
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@PainsOnSlate (21854)
• Canada
30 Oct 17
We switch next Sunday, can hardly wait.
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@LadyDuck (457967)
• Switzerland
30 Oct 17
@PainsOnSlate We are finally back to the natural solar time, it is so much more normal. I like to dine with the dark.
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@moffittjc (118433)
• Gainesville, Florida
20 Nov 17
My son and I went camping on the beach this past weekend, and on the first night there I told him to look up the time of the next day's sunrise, because I wanted to get up super early so we could watch the sunrise on the beach. When he look it up and told me it was 6:53am, I didn't believe him! I was like, there's no way the sun rises that late! haha
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@moffittjc (118433)
• Gainesville, Florida
26 Nov 17
@PainsOnSlate I definitely loved the sunrise on the beach. It had been a while since I've seen a sunrise, but it is always worth it. One of the things I love about camping is the fact that you are often up and awake around the time of sunrise, and it's just the best feeling in the world to watch everything come to life in the morning.
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@PainsOnSlate (21854)
• Canada
26 Nov 17
@moffittjc I do agree, a sunrise is delightful!
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@PainsOnSlate (21854)
• Canada
24 Nov 17
I hope you enjoyed the sun rise. Where we camp in the mountains we can see the sun set over the trees but the sun rises behind us and behind the mountains. I've never camped on a beach and its been years since we camped on a lake. My parents liked to camp on a lake when we were teenagers because there is more to do at a lake than on the river.
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@PainsOnSlate (21854)
• Canada
6 Dec 17
I prefer daylight too, Usually because I'm an early riser i sit at the computer until it light...like today.
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@ElusiveButterfly (45940)
• United States
29 Oct 17
It is still dusky outside at 7:25 this morning. When I woke at 6 it was pitch dark outside. It started to lighten up a few minutes ago but is still blah out. So don't like the darkness of fall and winter.
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@ElusiveButterfly (45940)
• United States
31 Oct 17
@PainsOnSlate it is much quieter when it is darker in them morning. I just noted that as I looked out the window. I would like to see the sunshine.
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@Shellyann36 (11385)
• United States
9 Nov 17
My kids are really protesting the time change. They get home at 3:45 from school, if there is any sort of delay, it can be as late as 4pm. They don't have much time to play outside before it is totally dark. They will not be happy campers when it starts getting dark as soon as they get home.
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@PainsOnSlate (21854)
• Canada
9 Nov 17
Thankfully the change of clocks has helped here in the Niagara area of Canada, it was almost light by 7 this morning. And now its bright outside...
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@Shellyann36 (11385)
• United States
14 Nov 17
@PainsOnSlate Yes, thankfully we are still having days that the kids can still play outside when they get home. I like the bright mornings.
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@averygirl72 (37716)
• Philippines
26 Nov 17
It's Monday here too. It's quite dark here up to 6:30 am. Hope you have nice week ahead
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@Letranknight2015 (51511)
• Philippines
10 Nov 17
Must be troublesome that you had to change clocks just to match the rising and sun set.
@PainsOnSlate (21854)
• Canada
11 Nov 17
Finally the time has changed and it almost light when I wake up now.
@PainsOnSlate (21854)
• Canada
24 Oct 17
Just looked outside, its 7AM and the east is getting some light and the west is still dark. I prefer waking to sun light.
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@JudyEv (325696)
• Rockingham, Australia
24 Oct 17
@PainsOnSlate We've been getting up at 6am and it's well and truly light by then.
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@PainsOnSlate (21854)
• Canada
30 Oct 17
Me too but I'm ususally on the computer first thing every morning and it get light out while I type..(so I don't see it happening)
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@PainsOnSlate (21854)
• Canada
24 Oct 17
Very interesting, I keep a flashlight (torch) next to my bed and use it in the night so I don't wake my hubby when I get out of bed. Often to just find my slippers....they disappear in the night
@chunchunwadaddy (284)
• Nairobi, Kenya
24 Oct 17
I love the photos, looks like a place i would love to have a walk at or camp
@GardenGerty (157545)
• United States
24 Oct 17
I would love to be at home watching the sun rise. I will leave by 7:30, and it will be barely light.
@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
24 Oct 17
That is what I like about Florida, so much more sunlight that I don't find the winter at all depressing. Can't wait to head south.
@responsiveme (22926)
• India
24 Oct 17
i liked the different photos as the sun came up.We look forward to out winter here which is MILD compared to yours and thats when we get in the harvest and grow veggies and flowers
