Let the Sunshine In!

OK, so maybe it wasn't actually Sunshine, but at least it's brighter in my kitchen. I just discovered that removing the screens from my kitchen windows lets a lot more light in! I don't know why I didn't think of this before today. For some strange reason, I decided to clean the screens this morning. My screens are on the insides of the windows (which I hate and if I was building my house over again would not choose) and when I took them off, the whole room lit up! Then I actually washed the windows, and it lit up even more! Now, if I only had a retractable roof on the back porch...