Darkness Falls

The other night, Lithus and I turned off the lights about three a.m. ~ and it was dark. Really dark. Nighttime dark. For the first time in months. As it turned out, there was a major weather system overhead and the clouds were thick enough to block all the light. Every night since, we've been back to the dusky, not dark but not light to which we have become accustomed. Still...it was dark. Part of me is grateful. Part of me, I'm surprised to say, found it disquieting. All of me continues to be amused at the very fact that a dark three a.m. was even notable. Winter's coming. And it's gonna be dark.