There is not much of the day to enjoy. It’s December. Dark by 5 O’clock in these parts. The only thing to do is to celebrate the lack of natural light by uncovering all those things you can only do when darkness takes hold. I must admit, I have a rather exhaustible list of such things, in fact I don’t even think it constitutes a list.

There have been some beautifully clear, but oh so dark nights recently, so peering up at the night sky has been on the agenda. It put me on the hunt for a picture or two, as you do.

I am curious, now that we have hours of darkness to spare, what else can we utilise it for? Records by candle light on the balcony? Hide and seek on the golf course putting green? Burglary? I must lengthen this list, for it won’t be the last winter I see.

To be inside, as the wind howls, the rain stomps down. Sometimes you don’t have to be doing anything, just doing nothing, but doing it inside. Winter is, in this part of the world, the season used to cherish your home, like the one above.

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