I actually like it when it comes, although I dread the loss of the mild weather. I find that as long as it is daylight outside, I am frantic to be doing social things. When it gets dark and cold early, I am content to stay home. I enjoy being home, but somehow I feel I am wasting time, or being unproductive, if it is mild and daylight outside.
Obviously, a psychological problem that must stem from my childhood.
When I lived in Montana there was a drastic change in sunset times between summer and winter.
In winter, around January or feb it gets dark between 4:30 and 5:00. Driving to work AND home in the dark. In the summer time though it stays light till almost 10:00.
I'm in phx now so it doesn't change much (We don't go on daylight savings) and in San Diego it always seems to get dark around 7:30 or 8
In the summer, when it's light until 10:00 pm, I'm always starting projects after dinner, there's still more than three hours of light left!
But the winter nights make me rest. When it's getting dark at 3:00 pm, I don't start any work, it's more kick of a back in front of the fireplace and watch a movie night.
(I don't like that my husband has to drive to work and back in the dark, though.)