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Some things in life change gradually enough it's hard to notice them day by day. For example, dawn arriving later in the morning. The long days of summer meant plenty of sunlight pouring through my bedroom balcony doors (even with the shades and curtains drawn!) in the morning. The abundance of light helped me rise with my 6:45 alarm. As we progressed through September dawn arrived later each day, to the point that it would be barely gray outside when my alarm rang, making it a bit harder to stir awake. I noticed the changes in aggregate, of course, but day by day, even week by week, the difference was too small to notice.
Travel has a way of laying bare such gradual changes which otherwise sneak up on me. In Florida the sunrise time was abruptly different. My 6:45am alarm rang not in the gray of early dawn but in the pre-dawn darkness. That sudden change reset my expectations. Now, back home, the time of sunrise is not much different from in Florida, but it's clear how it's different from even a few weeks ago.
Another gradual change that's become abrupt is the price of gas. It's gone up a dollar since before I left 10 days ago! Okay, maybe that's not so gradual— a full dollar in 10 days would be noticeable as I drive past gas stations and observe their posted prices almost every day— but seeing it all at once makes it shocking. Especially when the cheapest prices here are now just under $6/gallon while Florida was ridiculous cheap at around $3.30/gallon.
Update: "Just under $6/gallon" is the Costco price. I checked it on the Costco app. When I was out shopping this morning I saw that name-brand gas stations are charging closer to $7/gallon, and in some cases over $7 for premium grades:
Travel has a way of laying bare such gradual changes which otherwise sneak up on me. In Florida the sunrise time was abruptly different. My 6:45am alarm rang not in the gray of early dawn but in the pre-dawn darkness. That sudden change reset my expectations. Now, back home, the time of sunrise is not much different from in Florida, but it's clear how it's different from even a few weeks ago.
Another gradual change that's become abrupt is the price of gas. It's gone up a dollar since before I left 10 days ago! Okay, maybe that's not so gradual— a full dollar in 10 days would be noticeable as I drive past gas stations and observe their posted prices almost every day— but seeing it all at once makes it shocking. Especially when the cheapest prices here are now just under $6/gallon while Florida was ridiculous cheap at around $3.30/gallon.
Update: "Just under $6/gallon" is the Costco price. I checked it on the Costco app. When I was out shopping this morning I saw that name-brand gas stations are charging closer to $7/gallon, and in some cases over $7 for premium grades:
