Over the past few weeks, the days in Scotland have gotten
noticeably shorter. Right now, we’re having about 12 hours of sunlight and
that’s being shortened by minutes every day. Now, to those of you stateside, 12
hours of daylight doesn’t seem like a very short day, but we arctic-circlers get
quite used to the sun coming up long before we wake up and going down long
after we’ve gone to bed.
During the long summer days of June-August, there were
several stretches of days when I never saw it get dark outside. It’s a bit
disorienting now to notice that the sun has gone down 3 hours before bedtime. And
by the time December 21st rolls around, it will be pitch black by 4
pm.
Jonathan and I agree that the darkness of winter is way worse than the
coldness, and we’re a bit apprehensive about the short intervals of daylight,
especially with baby boy being born right on the cusp of it. But one of the
perks of the days getting shorter is that I’m usually awake for the sunrise.
After
a summer of waking up after the sun is up, once October hits, it’s like I’m
totally rediscovering how beautiful the Scottish sky is when the sun comes out
and fills it with orange light. This week, I’ve had to push my walks with
Bailey back to about 7:30 to make sure it’s light enough to keep an eye on her
during our off leash romps, and we’ve been rewarded with some spectacular
sunrises.
I thought yesterday’s was pretty amazing, but today’s put it to
shame.
Either way, I’m trying to enjoy these morning walks with Bailey while I
can. At first, I was bummed when I had to swap jogging for walking, but now
I’ve come to enjoy the slower pace and relaxation that can be found in a quiet forest first
thing in the morning. Once baby boy comes, I know these little excursions will
be quite rare.
Jonathan is pretty supportive and insists he’ll come home occasionally at
lunch and stay home on weekend mornings to let Bailey and I have our one-on-one
girl time while he bonds with baby. I sure hope this works out, because it
really has been my favorite part of living in Scotland, and I’m pretty sure
it’s Bailey-girl’s favorite thing as well.
Walking in the forest with my pups was my favorite thing in Scotland with the skies being the second! It is truly amazing this country only God could have created. Love you and see you soon. Can't wait to see you and meet baby perry. Awesome photos again.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous sunrise! You may surprised how well bailey fits in to a morning walk/jog routine with baby :)
ReplyDeleteBeautiful photos! I know how you feel about cherishing these last few days just you and Bailey. Bringing baby home can be quite the tough transition for pups. After a few months though, I'll bet you and baby and Bailey will become quite the trio for walks/runs. There will be plenty more beautiful mornings to be had :)
ReplyDeleteA sunrise forest walk with your pup has to be one of the best things in the world! I'm loving the crisp mornings and beautiful sunrises as well!
ReplyDeleteI second Jill. Kye loves to walk so much. Ranger wouldn't know what to do if he wasn't there now. You will still have your walks everyday....just with another special someone in tow!
ReplyDeletethe sunrises this week have been incredible!!
ReplyDeleteI always hate the darkness of winter here. By February you don't even want to know me. I don't even know myself! Which is why it is just so important to get out in the sunshine when we get it. In winter I have to push myself, but I'm always happy when I'm outside.
today was gorgeous!
oh and I so agree with walking with the baby! Sebastian LOVES our daily walks and actually really needs them. You're going to love walking your little boy. Just strap him in and off you go!
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