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choie

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Sat Aug 30, 2025, 07:06 PM

Aug 30

I'm in NYC and I love shorter days!

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For our Northern DU'rs: Who Hates the Days getting Shorter? [View all] electric_blue68 Aug 30 OP

Not me! choie Aug 30 #1

Hi neighbor! electric_blue68 Aug 30 #4

Howdy! choie Aug 30 #22

Darkness is your friend? (n.t.) Oeditpus Rex Aug 30 #14

Yes, I've come to talk with you again choie Aug 30 #21

Me dflprincess Aug 30 #2

Took me a sec, but your higher lattitude would make your sun set even later then ours. electric_blue68 Aug 30 #5

I kind of like it. It makes evenings seem normal. Ocelot II Aug 30 #3

I understand that. 👍 electric_blue68 Aug 30 #6

maybe we could get longer days in the cooler seasons nt msongs Aug 30 #7

Interesting... electric_blue68 Aug 30 #9

For us, it means the declining threat of hurricanes. surfered Aug 30 #8

THAT makes perfect sense! electric_blue68 Aug 30 #10

Sunset at 8:10 in S.E.Michigan JustABozoOnThisBus Aug 30 #11

Interesting, didn't notice about the twilight in Puerto Rico electric_blue68 Sunday #33

That Western end of a Time Zone Location.... electric_blue68 Sunday #38

You should visit the western end of the central time zone...LOL LeftInTX Monday #49

I went to look. Wow the Central TZ is really wide down at the western end of TX! electric_blue68 Monday #50

Louisville is on the very western edge of the Eastern Time Zone and during Daylight Savings Time yellowdogintexas 7 hrs ago #63

There is almost no twilight at the equator! LeftInTX Monday #48

Oh, no! From now till New Years is my time of year. Walks in cool air, autumn leaves, Halloween... Scrivener7 Aug 30 #12

Well, you enjoy it!.... electric_blue68 Aug 30 #13

I love Fall and Winter. Aristus Aug 30 #15

Enjoy, and stay safe & cozy! electric_blue68 Aug 30 #16

I used to live there. Sequoia Sunday #25

Oooo, 17 hrs! I think about 15hrs is our max electric_blue68 Sunday #35

I do, it's the annual passage of time, and soon time for the birds to all start flying south. Won't be long before SWBTATTReg Aug 30 #17

Enjoy your green market... you just reminded me... electric_blue68 Sunday #36

Thanks! That's the one thing I never realized when I moved to the area, that I would see these SWBTATTReg Monday #39

Wow! And the monarchs! electric_blue68 Friday #57

Yes, sadly. I noticed that their numbers were dropping one year, by accident, I just happened to notice that their SWBTATTReg 12 hrs ago #58

Woah, that IS sad... electric_blue68 10 hrs ago #60

Nice! I guess the nicest thing or neatest thing I saw in my backyard here in the city (STLMO, and we're about a mile or SWBTATTReg 9 hrs ago #61

Ahh, very Magical! electric_blue68 9 hrs ago #62

Another DUer kindly provided a link/map of the routes birds follow...neat! SWBTATTReg 11 hrs ago #59

My 'she-shed' out back holds 8 telescopes - so yeah, I love longer nights! Talitha Aug 30 #18

Ooo, 8 telescopes! Very cool! Makes sense for you. electric_blue68 Aug 30 #19

Basically most everything out there. Talitha Aug 30 #20

A lot of of amazing beauty out there. electric_blue68 Aug 30 #23

I'm with you True Dough Sunday #24

Not I Delphinus Sunday #26

Days are getting longer. In a few million years they will be 25 hours long! GreenWave Sunday #27

It is what it is. Certainly like the cooler weather that accompanies fall... Wounded Bear Sunday #28

I always feel a sense of dread when the stores start putting out the mums.... Sogo Sunday #29

I hate the heat and the long sunlight so I am so happy rurallib Sunday #30

I just want the mosquitoes to go away. milestogo Sunday #31

I love it Easterncedar Sunday #32

I love it. Bright light -- especially bright sunlight -- hurts my eyes and can trigger a migraine catbyte Sunday #34

Oh, ugh, I'm l sorry to hear that! .... electric_blue68 Sunday #37

I don't mind shorter days Marthe48 Monday #40

Well, you sure have reason to prefer it! Sorry about your.... electric_blue68 Monday #41

Thank you for understanding Marthe48 Monday #42

The day is okay, and the Sun can be fun... Harker Monday #43

You enjoy the evening dusk and nighttime electric_blue68 Monday #44

Very much. Harker Monday #45

Oh, that's wild. 👍 electric_blue68 Monday #46

... Harker Monday #47

Seattle is getting dark earlier pfitz59 Monday #51

I see...blurry image but cross hairs are after 7PM electric_blue68 Monday #52

Lived in HI Woodwizard Monday #53

With a like Woodwizard you probably would, unless you were a wood turner instead electric_blue68 Monday #54

Washingtonian Here Metaphorical Monday #55

I tend to be an afternoon person to nightowl myself, but I electric_blue68 Tuesday #56