It's not fun driving to or from work, in the dark.

Whenever I drive to work in the pitch black, I kind of envy people who leave later in the morning. You can actually see. I constantly worry about deer, or black ice in winter. There are certainly plenty of people who do it on both ends too. Drive to work in the dark, and then drive home in too. Yuck.

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Spring and summer are nice, because it just feels so bright and hopeful all the time, haha. But right now, the sun is leaving us at a fast and furious pace. The days are darkening quickly, at both ends, making it feel like it's trying to make some kind of getaway. But in the last few days, we hit a milestone for our daytime hours...

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There will be no more sunsets after 6pm.

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Yup. We're screwed. It's all downhill from here. We're now in that spot where we just watch daylight vaporize before our very eyes. 8 weeks from now, it'll be dark at like 3:45. Today, the sun will set at 5:48pm. It ain't too bad yet, especially since it stays light out for a little bit after that. But, it won't last long.

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Even worse though, we won't get any real sunset action back until March 9th, 2025 when we "spring ahead". Now, there will be gorgeous sunsets to gaze upon between now and then. It's just that you'll still have a cup of cold coffee from the morning sitting on your desk when it does. It's just not fair.

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If you're a sun worshipper, Maine isn't always your friend. But as Spring rolls back around, you'll start to feel right about the world again. And then we'll enjoy our all-to-brief warm weather season, rife with beautiful sunsets again. Until then... I hope Christmas is really great for you, and you get nice things.

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