The Cold and the Darkness Comfort Me
Long Northern nights are profound in their stark beauty.
At 10:05 AM today, the sun will rise. By 3:11 PM, it will set. While it’s up, the sunlight will be intense. This is the sunniest city in Canada, after all, as well as the coldest. It’s -30ºC as I write this. In Yellowknife, at 62.45º North Latitude, this is perfectly normal a couple of days before the winter…