might be a strange question

[Kat Kanning]

Heck, in Oregon, we wouldn't see the sun for three months at a time.

[cathleeninnh]

As a southerner, I will say that winter lighting here is very noticeably different. Even broad daylight is dimmer and the sun's path much lower than in southern climes. We all know that is going to be the case, but experiencing it is something else.

I have been reading The Healing Brain this week. It points out that the mind/brain is powerful in it's normalizing function. The strangest, most shocking circumstances are quickly adjusted to and rendered normal and assumed survivable. It is change that gets the most attention.

By the end of the winter, even dim sunshine triggers desires to go sleeveless to soak up the rays. And people do while the temperature is no more than 40F.

Cathleen   

[AlanM]

I worked as a carpenter for many years. In Dec. we thought 30 degrees was cold. By Feb., 30 degrees felt balmy. We would be working in just a heavy shirt. 

[citizen_142002]

I distinctly remember experiencing the spring warming phenomenon. There was a warm spell in February when it must have hit mid forties in the sun. Snowboarding naked felt perfectly fine. Refreshing actually.

[Kat Kanning]