"Oh, gotcha." It was still a little weird to her, though. Why not just bask in the sunshine?

"Sure am! Most of the year, anyway. We've got summer, fall, winter, and spring, and we work out in the fields most of the year when it's nice but winter's no fun. Gotta stay inside with all the food we stored, and sometimes we have trouble making it last."

Rationing food had not been fun.