I knew in advance, before arriving in the UK, that winter days were short. But it was still a hell of a shock to the system to have night come so early! In Wellington, which is the world's southernmost capital city but is still only on the same latitude as Madrid, the sun sets at 5pm in midwinter. On the flip side, of course, we don't get the same long summer nights (sun sets around 9pm in summer).
Also: one thing I love about my house is that we have a view straight across the harbour to the western hills. We can track the progress of the seasons merely by watching the sunset. In midsummer, the sun sets over the southern suburb of Seatoun; in midwinter, it's over Mount Kaukau to the north. It's a tangible sense of the passage of time that I really missed while overseas.
I don't like steaks, or chops, or other big slabs of meat. I hardly ever cook with red meat (I use mince sometimes), although I will usually eat it if offered. My older sister has been a vegetarian since I was about 12, but has never managed to convert me. I could give up everything except chicken and maybe bacon!
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on 2009-11-05 09:52 pm (UTC)Also: one thing I love about my house is that we have a view straight across the harbour to the western hills. We can track the progress of the seasons merely by watching the sunset. In midsummer, the sun sets over the southern suburb of Seatoun; in midwinter, it's over Mount Kaukau to the north. It's a tangible sense of the passage of time that I really missed while overseas.
I don't like steaks, or chops, or other big slabs of meat. I hardly ever cook with red meat (I use mince sometimes), although I will usually eat it if offered. My older sister has been a vegetarian since I was about 12, but has never managed to convert me. I could give up everything except chicken and maybe bacon!