five o'clock in the morning
Hal and Mab thought so too . The Summer was passing away . The days that had been long and full of sunshine until late in the evening were getting shorter . No longer was it light at five o'clock in the morning , and the golden ball did not stay up until after seven at night . `` The days are getting shorter and the nights longer , '' said Daddy Blake . `` That means Winter is not far off , though we still have Autumn or Fall before us . And that will bring us the harvest days .