The time change has wonked (is that a word?) up my day. I'm not sure how setting the clock forward can affect my body's rhythms, but it did.
I arose at 6 a.m. to drip the coffee. While waiting, I leaned over the kitchen sink and looked out the window. The moon which is almost full was bright as a halogen lamp shining through the pine and sweetgum trees. I stepped onto the deck to get a better view, and yawned as I admired it.
We are by nature, creatures of habit. Getting out of one's comfort zone is often a good thing. It causes you to perceive things differently and sometimes it opens new creative vistas. But I'm not certain a time change falls into that category because this morning I didn't feel creative at all, I just felt snippy.
The weather this weekend was beautiful. The wind out of the west was cool enough for sleeves, but the sun on my face was like a kiss from Mother Nature.
My intention was to shoot a picture this evening, but rain moved in early and when I stepped outside the sky was gray as a government cubical.
I found this picture I shot when we visited the beach for my birthday in January and decided to use in.
Am I alone when it comes to whining about time changing? Your thoughts?
I kinda like the time change, even though I'm not a farmer and don't need the extra light.
ReplyDeleteI say we compromise; move the clock back 30 minutes and never change it again.
ReplyDeleteHEY JOEH, great idea, I just suggested the same to my girl. No one is gonna listen but I think it has outlived it's usefulness (what ever it was) (smile). I gottta tell you, better a birthday picture than rain! WE have had it in central Florida. I have no idea where we are headed after NC, but it is gonna be to a dry state methinks. (smile again)
ReplyDeleteI agree with you. Changing the clock twice a year is a bother, it messes with our inner clocks, and adds needless confusion. I play chess online where I schedule games with various people from around the world. Since everyone is on a different time zone, we negotiate time in GMT. Until today I was GMT -6...now I'm -5. It's probably not worth complaining about, but it is one more thing I have to remember!
ReplyDeleteIt's disruptive! Time change nearly made me miss my grandson's t-ball practice today. Good thing it's only 15 minutes away. When I worked for a living, I didn't mind it too much but now I'm retired and getting to really important events, like whatever t-ball is, gets confounded by such caprices of the clock.
ReplyDeleteI LOVE the phrase, "the sky was gray as a government cubical."!!
ReplyDeleteI am agin' it. Anyone who wishes to get up earlier can do so but why must my life be inconvenienced by their desires?
ReplyDeleteI changed the clocks at about 6 p.m. on Saturday, took an antihistamine, and went to bed early. The time change did not bother me, but I think Daylight Savings Time is stupid.
ReplyDeleteLove,
Janie
Time change messes with our internal clocks. When I was teaching, it took a full month for students to get in gear; it took me that long as well.
ReplyDeleteI certainly hate losing an hour! Wonked is a great word!!!!
ReplyDeleteI have heard many people say they take a while to adjust to daylight savings I am not one of them usually there is no period of adjustment although last year the first two days I was out of sorts but that was all and it was no big deal
ReplyDeleteFor some reason I adjusted pretty well to the time change this time. I change the time on my clock at 9:00 p.m and went to bed with a boring book and in minutes I was sound dozing off and I turned the light off and quickly fell asleep on my back. When the clock radio comes on at 5:00 a.m. it's really 4:00 o'clock the old time but I really didn't lost that hour of sleep because I cheated...
ReplyDeleteFarmers have to get up and go to work in the dark and i guess after a while we get used to it. I admit, sometimes I get up and I'm on auto pilot.
I hope you are catching up on your sleep.
JB