outdoors

It was nice the other evening to walk to the lake. That extra hour meant there was enough light to be outdoors well after dinner time so the dogs and I strolled to the water's edge. We watched as the blues faded to greys and the shadows grew longer and the landscape seemed to settle in on itself, apart from the odd melodramatic blackbird dashing from the hedgerow. The last few days of settled weather has meant spending hours outdoors - eating, playing, reading in the garden and, at the end of the day after we've tidied up, watching fiery sunsets.

february light

Oh the light at this time of year! Amazing fiery sunsets, foggy mornings when you'd believe the whole world was tucked in a blanket of softest grey and maybe the light will never get through again. Fizzy bright skies and a tangle of brambles guarding a field touched by the sun. And perhaps the nicest light of all - the glow of candlelight as evening falls.