L'aura del Campo

Owl. Am I an owl?

I'm a night person in Montana but in Costa Rica I can usually be semi-functional by 8 a.m. since that DAYSTAR has the chutzpah of getting up around 6... and everyone is in bed by 10 anyway.

1. Jet-lag can affect me for many days. But, oddly, not every time.
2. Day-length does affect me. Summer twilight can be brutal as I can almost read in the dark.
3. I need bed-curtains or room-darkening shades when I travel.
4. Caffeine... yeah. "Morning" comes when it comes. "Good Morning" comes after the second cup.
5. I get bad nightmares... which isn't conducive to a good rest; however, apparently I don't thrash around... hmm.

Am I an owl? My friend Bryan loves owls and I'll give him a couple as gifts when I visit him next week. I have other friends who like owls as well. And I do like bats, nighthawks, frogmouths...

I even love black cats.

So... I need to enjoy these frigid sunny days this week. It'll be -15ºc in the morning but next week it'll be 15ºc warm and sunny. I'll cope. I do get up earlier in Costa Rica but even there I tend to get up after others. Walking along a beach at 6 a.m. may sound romantic... but just let me go back to sleep.

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