Temp 56 degrees F this morn, 60 now, but the livingroom is nicely heated by the sun. In summer we always keep the curtains drawn, but today the curtain goes UP! Probably for the first time since April or May. The room is warm even though the windows are still open.
Today, October 30, was our “curtains up day 1” for 2025. I love the lighting in this room, and the beauty from the sun & wind making shadows on the walls.
Beautiful warm sunshine, natural light. We don’t use very much artificial light in the house (not even at night — because we go to sleep pretty early, or we just watch / listen to things on our phones and we don’t need light for that).
The room feels so warm and cozy right now even though we still have the windows open. The windows of this house are generally open for all but a very few of the coldest days of the year.
The beautiful free heat and light are examples of what’s known as “passive solar energy.”