January 8

The sun rose at 7:42 today and will set at 16:38. The day is a minute longer than yesterday, therefore, which doesn't seem like much to those of us who have lived in the Arctic.

The temperature is -7 at the moment. The moon is a waning crescent at 37% of full. Orion is the constellation at the forefront right now.

There was an interview on CBC this morning about birds and why there are fewer of them around this year. Apparently it has to do with pine trees not producing seeds. Unusually, this year, cycles of a number of species have coincided- ordinarily some species would be producing seeds while others wouldn't. Not this year, it seems. That's a relief, at least it isn't another phenomenon associated with global warming.