Where's the Sun???

"The bad news is rain stays in the forecast basically until further notice." quote by Ryan Walbrun

Unfortunately this quote easily could have been made by any coastal BC weather forecaster.  This continuous precipitation and the accompanying grey skies is detrimental to my good health!  Arthritis aside, this kind of weather affects my mental/emotional well being.  In the past I have experienced symptoms of Seasonal Affective Disorder, SAD.  I am very sensitive to reduced levels of sunlight.  It disrupts my circadian rhythm and my sleep patterns get confused.  And at times my serotonin levels drop too low and a low-level depression slips in.  I think its time to haul out my SAD lamp...there is no sign of sun in the weather forecast until the 7th of June!  This is the Sunshine Coast...where's the sun?!!!

Yesterday, in attempts to counter the weather conditions, Barry and I, armed with jasmine tea, settled in to watch "Gardens of Destiny" and "Organic Gardening Made Easy".   "Gardens of Destiny", a feature documentary by Jocelyn Demers, investigates plant diversity with Dan Jason, (previously mentioned in my May 21st blog entry), genetic engineering, terminator seeds and the pitfalls of industrial agriculture in North America.  This interesting documentary is available from the Powell River Library.  "Organic Gardening Made Easy" with Lee O'Hara shows how a small space and using organic gardening methods can produce a bountiful harvest of nutritious produce while improving the depleted soil conditions.  We found both films inspirational.  We are trying to be part of the solution, not part of the problem.