It's the hap-happiest dayyyy of the year!
Well, at least one of the happiest days of the year. Now I'm not sure who came up with Daylight Savings Time, but whoever the Daylighteer was, they were obviously not a gardener.
We must be right at the end of a time zone, because it's dark before 5 in the winter and light until 10 in the summer. When the time "falls back" in the autumn, it is so depressing to not only be at the end of the garden season, but to have the dark suddenly smack in your face. Growing up, we used to have a special dinner when the days started getting longer instead of shorter!
But today, O Blessed Day, we "spring forward" and get back that daylight! It was light until 8 o'clock! Yippee!!!!!
Even the darkness will not be dark to you; the night will shine like the day,
for darkness is as light to you. (Psalm 139:12)
for darkness is as light to you. (Psalm 139:12)
Daylight savings always seems to take some getting used to. Getting up and feeling fresh and ready to go gets a little tougher. The garden plants go on without notice. All is the same to them.
ReplyDeleteHear, hear! Woohoo!! And Amen! to Daylight Savings Time. All gardeners rejoice!!! (a little sleepier, but rejoicing just the same)
ReplyDeleteThat extra bit of daytime in the evening makes all the difference in getting chores done. Hooray for daylight savings!
ReplyDelete@GWGT - it's even harder if you are a little one who has to go to bed an hour early!
ReplyDelete@Toni - hee hee...you got it!
@Shannon- I know! It's possible to get outside now after supper. :)
I love the extra hour's worth of working time in the garden, but I always dread the loss of an hour's sleep. You have a great attitude! Thanks for the reminder to always look on the bright side!
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