So Camila marvels EVERY day at how much earlier it gets dark now. I told her to wait, in another month, by the time I get home from work it'll be completely dark.
This of course is no biggie to me. I've lived on or derned near the 45th parallel all my life. But Camila has lived near the equator all her life. To illustrate the difference between the two check out the image below.
What you see here is what happens to our sunrise and sunset throughout the year here in the northwest. The yellow in the middle represents the time between sun set and sunrise. The wavy lines represent the changes. The roman numerals along the bottom are the months (I = Jan, II = Feb, etc).
Now, hover your mouse over the image to see what Camila is used to...
See why she's a little amazed?
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3 friends had this to say...:
that would be a weird thing to get used to when she is so used to a near constant when the sun is concerned! i really don't like the darkness of the winter! i much prefer the long, light filled summers!
I've lived with it most my life that I don't really mind it getting dark earlier. It's much easier to get my girls to go to sleep in the winter. But I do always look forward to spring when I know the sun will start staying up in the sky a little bit longer each day.
ok, that is about the coolest graph ever...and I never thought about a different parallel. I have lived here my whole life. What a great way for you to see the world differently.
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