SPRING OF LIFE AND D.A.

I've noticed a change in me since the days are now longer. My desire to work is stronger, my sleep deeper and in general I'm happier.  The birds are chirping louder , the animals are peeking their heads out to check the change. By my front door the crocuses are starting to pop, the world seems to have taken a bath and is waking up for us to enjoy.  I know that as the world rotates, some of the world will be getting winter, but maybe a ride in a convertible  is still possible.Did you know, sun brings about better feelings and happiness?  Wherever you are, may the sun shine on you always in your heart and life.




Please enjoy the videos. I watched the dolphins swim , last fall, it was an amazing site to see. I live on the edge of the east coast of the U.S.A.,- We have snow today and crocuses peeking through with hope.

Daylight matters

Scientists have known that humans and other mammals have an internal clock that governs our sleep-wake cycles, among other daily functions. Light provides us with nonvisual cues that influence things like our pupil dilation, alertness, melatonin levels, and heart rate modulation, according to Provencio.

Light receptors in the retina of the eyes – rods, cones and a third type called intrinsically photosensitive retinal ganglion cells – pass along nonvisual information used to reset our circadian rhythms.

Everybody's clock doesn't tick on a 24-hour rotation, however. The average human day – as generated by our primary circadian pacemakers, called the suprachiasmatic nuclei and located in the hypothalamus of the brain – lasts about 24 hours and 11 minutes, although it can be longer or shorter for individuals. Light "resets" this internal clock, so our bodies are in synch with the time of day, according to Provencio.

People with a longer natural cycle tend to be night owls; meanwhile, early risers tend to be the morning larks, according to Domien Beersma, head of the chronobiology department of the University of Groningen in The Netherlands. Unfortunately for night owls, they face "sleep inertia" after a late night and less rest than a morning lark, he said.

While other factors, such as locomotion, can influence animals’ internal clocks, humans' rely primarily on light,

www.livescience.com/8639-chang…

The Changing Seasons

The pewter colored sky hung low

threatening precipitation.

Days were longer, now Spring.

Would this be the change of seasons?

A gentle breeze left a chill.

The days with hoodies now began.

Sprouts are peeking up through the ground

Would this be the change of seasons?

Children begin to play outside.

Winter's debris is raked away.

Shovels return to their storage.

Would this be the change of seasons?

Susan Johnston Owen 3/12/2015©

What is your world like now? I'd like to know, find a piece of beauty.



































































































WHY I DO JOURNALS?


JOURNALS
SHOW FEELINGS
OF EMOTIONS UNLEASHED
MEMORIES WE'VE BEEN GIVEN
PLACES IN THE HEART OF LIFE
JOY

Sue J. O. 3/14/2017 ©

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BLESS YOU, I'LL BE BACK

I NEED A NAP.




DEDICATED TO KITTY, NORMY , LARS, TERESA, MEL, KAY, JASCH ,JOCELYNE, PIA AND THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE SUPPORTED ME THROUGH THE GOOD AND BAD TIMES. WELCOME BACK VIN, YOU'RE ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE.