A Day in the Life of Scotland in December

Listen, I'm not kidding when I say the days getting really short. So here's a photo-blog to let you know exactly how short said instances of sun are. Tuesday, December 5th was a nice, sunny day, by Scottish winter standards. I've put on the "Date/Time" marker on the pictures so you can see exactly what it's like, as viewed from the window in my room.

6:04am.


7:18am. Still dark. (All you can see is the reflection of my curtains in the window.)












8:03am. Sunrise is scheduled for 8:24am.












9:10am. Still no sign of the sun.... Ahh, 9:43, here we go.












10:11am.











One hour later: 11:11am.

12:18pm. Finally, it's the afternoon.

1:02pm... Hey, sun....where ya going?

2:44pm. Ahem.

3:16pm. Sunset is at 3:40pm

4:16pm. Wait, seriously?

5:08pm. Pitch black again. Sigh.


I've discovered that here in Scotland the sun doesn't rise and fall; it goes side to side a few inches above the horizon. I just felt I needed to dramatize this point for you. Enjoy the sun, wherever you are on this earth thats less than 55 degrees North!

p.s. sorry for the strange formatting...