Return of daylight saving time

03/11/12, 5 pm, looking northwest

Sunday marked the return of Daylight Saving Time (DST) in the US, or Summer Time to you in Europe. Since it is now DST from March to November, almost eight months, maybe we should call it Standard Time instead. We could call the current Standard Time "Winter Time" or "The Great Darkness".


The afternoon seemed endless and the light lasted until after 7 pm. That's why this little cloud study shows no trace of sunset colors even though it was painted after 5 pm. The sky was clear overall; I had to hunt low and just above the horizon for these soft altocumulus clouds. With a warming trend and possible rain this week, they will be more clouds to choose from.