Joyce,
So glad to hear your experiences. It can be a challenge to find a good sungazing spot as the seasons change, the timing changes and the place on the horizon where the sun first emerges changes. It has amazed me what a wide angle is created during the year as the sun emerges moving north or south based on the season. Suddenly a tree or building is right in the way! Sometimes you can move and change the angle a little, and sometimes you can't.Clouds and rain are also part of the mix. I've had fantasies of building a stone tower that reaches above all the buildings and trees, where I could sungaze and sunbathe as well, undisturbed by anything around me. (the other fantasy is to live on the beach on the east coast or at the top of a bald mountain, but alas I live in a wooded hilly area since I love trees
) Lately, I thought I had found a good sun set spot, but it has turned out to be too public. I find I just cannot relax with people milling around so close to me. I've even had one man approach me and tell me "don't look at the sun, it could hurt your eyes!" I just smiled and shrugged and continued gazing. So ultimately I just keep coming back and trying again the next day. Right now the sun is rising late, but I realized in a few weeks, daylight savings time will have it back at 7:00 am. Perfect timing for me to finish before I have to leave for work! Thankfully this timing will continue through December when after the winter solstice, the days will get longer and the sunrise time will shift to earlier timings. Also, standing barefoot outside in December (even in Atlanta) can be painful, which I've done, but I am so glad to hear about wool socks! I once did my sungazing barefoot at Bryce Canyon in Utah on vacation in November and there was snow on the ground though not on the rocky outcropping where I stood! Needless to say, my feet where not happy. So I fully understand being indoors where you live.
Happy Sungazing!
-Marla