The bittersweet of longer days

To lose this kind of all day light hurts a little bit. It’s one of my favourite things about winter, one of the things I love the most and one of the things I strongly crave through the rest of the year.

But loss in one place leaves room for growth in another.

These already longer days move the sun further north and higher in the sky, once again reaching over the mountains and into my bedroom at sunrise. Standing at my windows and feeling the warmth and brightness of the direct sun on my face is almost cathartic.

And now, I start to dream about patio furniture, coffee outside, and growing greens on my balcony. That is not so far away, but of course, it is definitely not for the middle of February.