First day of sunlight

January 13th was the first day of actually feeling the sun on our viking faces in my hometown this year. It's been over the horizon for a while, but because of all  the mountains we didn't actually see until this day. So nearly a month since it left us, the sun is once again back with a promise of brighter and longer days. This past month we've had daylight for about 1-3 hours, depending on the weather.

The before pictures....the sun has been teasing us with this kinda crap for days!

I had to stop my car and take pictures the day I felt the glorious warmth of the sun on my face again. Finally I could wear shades again while driving (and be cool again!); a very welcome bonus. While driving I did some videotaping as well (I swear, I was not being a traffichasard!) to show you all how great the experience was. The fact that I am listeing to Jay Z in the background may help you americans relate to the greatness;)

It can get pretty tough, having only a few hours of daylight every day. It's dark when you go to work, and it's dark when you get back. Some people throw parties to celebrate when the sun finally makes it over the mountains again. But of course, unlike superman, the average viking does not get his powers from the sun. We get it from the northeren lights;)