I have set a chair by the window in our house. It allows me to look out the window and sit in the sun. This is where you will often find me, especially during these winter months.
I sat in this chair this week, enjoying a rare afternoon of sun in a January where it has largely escaped us. The sun was shining directly in only because it is January. Even at noon, the sun sits low in the south sky. In the summer, I don’t experience as much direct sunlight. But on a sunny winter day, I enjoy the full sun in my face from sunrise until the afternoon as the sun sits low on the southern horizon.
We’ve lived in this house for ten years, and it wasn’t until living here that I realized how much the sun moves during the year. For example, our bedroom has east-facing windows. In June, the sun rises in the northernmost window and in December, it crosses the room to rise in the southernmost. Likewise, during the fall months, I am blinded by the sun as it sets in the southwest corner of our dining room. Certainly this is due to the shorter days, but it’s also because the sun has shifted to the south. It’s amazing how much the sun moves in a year.
