Swiss village may get giant mirror to light up town

Every winter around this time, I start to look at March 1st as the winter-time finish line. Come the first of March, I know that spring is officially on it's way, even if we have weeks of snow ahead of us. Do you start to feel the crunch in February? Does the lack of sunlight start to wear you down?

Imagine not getting one single ray of sunshine for three months every winter. That's how citizens of Bondo -- a tiny mountain village in Switzerland -- feel every year. The steep mountains that surround them block the sun December through February, leaving them in the "dark" until just about now. In fact, local officials are looking into having a gigantic mirror installed next winter. A computer would rotate the mirror to follow the sun, reflecting the light back into the village.

I can't say I blame them, who doesn't want at least a few days of sunshine a month? With all the recent news about the sun and vitamin D, it may improve their health as well!