The magic of longer daylength
Remarkably, the daylight here in Quebec is not that different that what it’s like in North Carolina currently. Better actually, because it becomes lighter earlier -- we're farther east, so the sun is up a half-hour earlier; tomorrow's sunrise is 6:54 am, with sunset at 4:42, with dusk stretching close to 5:30 pm.
In Asheville, sunrise tomorrow is 7:25 am, with sunset at 6:03 pm.
All in all, I rather like the Le Bic version, actually. Morning light is a good thing, even as I spend a bit more time sleeping here than in NC. My body needs recovery from all of our XC-skiing, I think, and it does seem a bit dark in the evenings, although it's getting brighter every day.
At tea-time today, at Heritage St. Laurent's English language library, I mentioned this. The young Ph.D. student from Norway totally understood -- she said it didn't get light until 10 am on her recent visit home, getting dark at 3 pm.
That seems about what it's like here in the winter solstice, according to the two local women who were there, practicing their English (good for them!)
I'm thankful that I wasn't here then.
The young woman from the Philippines, well, hooray for her bravery to come to Quebec, start learning French, while embracing her Quebecois wife's family. Ditto for the young Ontario woman, who came here with her Quebecois boyfriend. There's a lot more support for immigrants learning French -- interesting. The young Canadian won't be eligible for free French classes until she's here for a year.
Even though I'm still uber-tired from skiing for a couple of hours every day, it's a great place to be.
We thought briefly yesterday about returning to NC ahead of a snowy period early next week. And then thought, well, there’s actually nothing that really is driving our return, until first program commitments on March 7, and then throughout the month.
Why not just stay for awhile longer, we thought this morning?
In Asheville, sunrise tomorrow is 7:25 am, with sunset at 6:03 pm.
All in all, I rather like the Le Bic version, actually. Morning light is a good thing, even as I spend a bit more time sleeping here than in NC. My body needs recovery from all of our XC-skiing, I think, and it does seem a bit dark in the evenings, although it's getting brighter every day.
At tea-time today, at Heritage St. Laurent's English language library, I mentioned this. The young Ph.D. student from Norway totally understood -- she said it didn't get light until 10 am on her recent visit home, getting dark at 3 pm.
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| from the Point des Epinettes trail in Parc national du Bic |
That seems about what it's like here in the winter solstice, according to the two local women who were there, practicing their English (good for them!)
I'm thankful that I wasn't here then.
The young woman from the Philippines, well, hooray for her bravery to come to Quebec, start learning French, while embracing her Quebecois wife's family. Ditto for the young Ontario woman, who came here with her Quebecois boyfriend. There's a lot more support for immigrants learning French -- interesting. The young Canadian won't be eligible for free French classes until she's here for a year.
Even though I'm still uber-tired from skiing for a couple of hours every day, it's a great place to be.
We thought briefly yesterday about returning to NC ahead of a snowy period early next week. And then thought, well, there’s actually nothing that really is driving our return, until first program commitments on March 7, and then throughout the month.
Why not just stay for awhile longer, we thought this morning?
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