Sunrise Sunset

We get to see the most
beautiful sunset from
the windows and terrace in
our new apartment. 

I have been strangely so fixated on our day length and how it compares to Seattle's.  It really shouldn't still surprise me but the time change (9 hours except for the past two weeks when here in Berlin we have not had our "spring ahead" and we have only been 8 hours ahead)  still boggles my mind.
It seems there is never a good time to call or text with friends.  I've found that around the time we get home from school on most days (4ish PM) when my friends and family are getting up and getting to work and getting their kids off to school is the best but still hard to connect with people when our sun is setting just as their is rising.
It was even more apparent while Marty was in Seattle.  It was so hard to talk or even text and if Josie had a German assignment, it made it even more difficult.
The shortest day of the year - worldwide- is the Winter Solstice on December 21st.  At that point here in Berlin our days were nearly an hour shorter (and darker) than in Seattle.
On March 22nd we had one more minute of daylight than Seattle with a day length of 12 hours and 18 minutes.  Every day until Summer Solstice on June 21st we will gain one (or more) minutes of day than Seattle and by June 21st we will have nearly an hour more of day light than Seattle. 
It seems such a strange thing to focus on but as I try to stay connected to my friends and family in Seattle somehow this information soothes me.  And knowing our days are getting longer and brighter and (hopefully) warmer is also so comforting.