In light of the medical stuff going on at home, I’m taking 3 weeks to spend with family. I leave Wellington tomorrow afternoon and return on the morning of April 11th. I’ll have my phone and at least intermittent internet connectivity, so I won’t be entirely out of contact. Understand that this is not a social trip, though. It will be time to spend with family.

As of yesterday morning, New Zealand has reverted back to standard time. This has the effect of making the mornings brighter and the evenings darker. While it’s nice to catch the bus in the full sunlight, it’s not as if I can use that light for any useful purpose. I’d rather have it in the evenings, maybe for a skate or for walking home over the town belt without tripping over unseen rocks and tree roots.

A proposal to extend daylight savings time is making the rounds and gaining favour. Whether it has any effect on energy use over the day will remain a question, but I’d consider it a slight extension to summer, which means I have to approve.