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Chatting => Chatting on the Plot => Topic started by: mumofstig on January 17, 2019, 16:34

Title: Still Light at 4.30pm!
Post by: mumofstig on January 17, 2019, 16:34

Woo hoo! Mostly because, after many cloudy days, today remained clear......but still, beginning to notice longer hours of daylight is always a bonus  :D

Title: Re: Still Light at 4.30pm!
Post by: greenjay on January 17, 2019, 19:08

yes its quite noticeable in the afternoon's.
not much change in the mornings though!

Title: Re: Still Light at 4.30pm!
Post by: Mr Dog on January 17, 2019, 19:36

Yes, time to put back the time my lights come on automatically - a much more pleasant job than when I'm bringing the time forward. Really glad of the extra light today when I realised my wedding ring was missing around 4pm  :( Made a rapid return to the plot and was mightily relieved to spot it on the path where I'd stopped for a natter on the way out  :D

Title: Re: Still Light at 4.30pm!
Post by: RubyRed on January 17, 2019, 22:20

   Noticed a bit ago that it was getting lighter. By now it would be about an hour lighter than the 21st of December

Title: Re: Still Light at 4.30pm!
Post by: Nick-Bris on January 17, 2019, 23:59

I was on my allotment today until 5:15pm. I could just about see what I was doing!  ;)
- namely backfilling a trench alongside the polytunnel I was putting up.

Title: Re: Still Light at 4.30pm!
Post by: Pescador on January 18, 2019, 07:24

Yesterdays daylength was 8hrs 19m, compared to 7hr 39 on Dec 21st, an increase of 40 minutes.
Over the next 4 weeks it will lengthen by a further 1hr 36m, so we'll really notice it then!
Bring it on!!