(30-12-2023, 08:42 PM)Veggie Wrote: I've just read that, in 39 days time,  it won't get dark until 7pm. I haven't checked this, prefer to believe that it is true.

(30-12-2023, 09:03 PM)Vinny Wrote:

(30-12-2023, 08:42 PM)Veggie Wrote: I've just read that, in 39 days time,  it won't get dark until 7pm. I haven't checked this, prefer to believe that it is true.

I'm sure I can feel the days lengthening even now?

Believe it or not,happiness for me today was standing fishing at the waters edge in a blizzard,soaked to the skin and freezing Because of the fog unable to see my youngest son fishing with me, even though he was only a few yards away. We could converse with each other but he was just a blur. Walking through swamps and three foot high heather tested my fortitude but even though neither of us caught a fish,or even had a bite or seen a fish on the surface all day, we spent over 4 hours at the waters edge! That's two years in a row we have battled the weather between Christmas & New year and plan to make it an annual thing each year!

(30-12-2023, 08:42 PM)Veggie Wrote: I've just read that, in 39 days time,  it won't get dark until 7pm. I haven't checked this, prefer to believe that it is true.

(31-12-2023, 11:03 AM)JJB Wrote:

(30-12-2023, 09:03 PM)Vinny Wrote:

(30-12-2023, 08:42 PM)Veggie Wrote: I've just read that, in 39 days time,  it won't get dark until 7pm. I haven't checked this, prefer to believe that it is true.

I'm sure I can feel the days lengthening even now?

Believe it or not,happiness for me today was standing fishing at the waters edge in a blizzard,soaked to the skin and freezing Because of the fog unable to see my youngest son fishing with me, even though he was only a few yards away. We could converse with each other but he was just a blur. Walking through swamps and three foot high heather tested my fortitude but even though neither of us caught a fish,or even had a bite or seen a fish on the surface all day, we spent over 4 hours at the waters edge! That's two years in a row we have battled the weather between Christmas & New year and plan to make it an annual thing each year!

I hope you weren't in your shorts Vinny!

(31-12-2023, 11:13 AM)Vinny Wrote:

(31-12-2023, 11:03 AM)JJB Wrote:

(30-12-2023, 09:03 PM)Vinny Wrote:

(30-12-2023, 08:42 PM)Veggie Wrote: I've just read that, in 39 days time,  it won't get dark until 7pm. I haven't checked this, prefer to believe that it is true.

I'm sure I can feel the days lengthening even now?

Believe it or not,happiness for me today was standing fishing at the waters edge in a blizzard,soaked to the skin and freezing Because of the fog unable to see my youngest son fishing with me, even though he was only a few yards away. We could converse with each other but he was just a blur. Walking through swamps and three foot high heather tested my fortitude but even though neither of us caught a fish,or even had a bite or seen a fish on the surface all day, we spent over 4 hours at the waters edge! That's two years in a row we have battled the weather between Christmas & New year and plan to make it an annual thing each year!

I hope you weren't in your shorts Vinny!

Yeah, shorts,Long Johns, trousers and chest waders!

(31-12-2023, 11:07 AM)JJB Wrote:

(30-12-2023, 08:42 PM)Veggie Wrote: I've just read that, in 39 days time,  it won't get dark until 7pm. I haven't checked this, prefer to believe that it is true.

I think you're a tad optimistic V. Sorry to burst your happy bubble but supposedly in Salisbury,  sunset at the end of February is 17.47, we have a way to go for sunset at 19.00, in fact not until the clocks change according to the Web.

(31-12-2023, 12:26 PM)Veggie Wrote:

(31-12-2023, 11:07 AM)JJB Wrote:

(30-12-2023, 08:42 PM)Veggie Wrote: I've just read that, in 39 days time,  it won't get dark until 7pm. I haven't checked this, prefer to believe that it is true.

I think you're a tad optimistic V. Sorry to burst your happy bubble but supposedly in Salisbury,  sunset at the end of February is 17.47, we have a way to go for sunset at 19.00, in fact not until the clocks change according to the Web.

I didn't say "sunset" because its stays light after the sun disappears. Its Astronomical Twilight https://www.timeanddate.com/astronomy/astronomical-twilight.html


https://www.timeanddate.com/sun/uk/salisbury?month=2&year=2024