The Sun returned to Arctic Bay today.
I've never minded the dark season. It holds its own beauty and charms. Ever changing twilight; the dark, filled with stars that brush the earth; aurora; and still, cold, biting air. It is never completely dark all day, and goes by quickly,. The night lengthens at a busy time, Christmas and the approaching holidays, the games, and then the earth begins to tilt back towards the Sun. Every day the light lengthens and the anticipation grows for its return. The Sun's first appearance back is a special day.
Technically the Sun returns here on January 30th, but due to our topography we do not see it in town until now. Back when I first arrived here we would drive to the Nanisivik Airport on the 30th of January to see it. The airport there was at 2200 feet and offered a view of the true horizon. Today, however, turned out to be overcast with thicker clouds on the southern horizon. So no glimpse of the Sun today. But I know the Sun is there behind the clouds, just as I know it is there for the dark season, beyond the horizon, grazing it at times and spilling light to my world.