The Gradual Return of Daylight

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January sunrise on Cotley Hill

Well, we're past the middle of January and there's a bit more daylight in the evening. If you live in the countryside, there are some good daily markers. In mid December our hens were all in the hen house by a quarter past four, today it's five o' clock and the stragglers are just heading in. There are plenty of snowdrops out too.

Snowdrops almost out, Norton Bavant

The songbirds also think spring is around the corner. Plenty of courtship rituals happening all over the garden and in the hedgerows. The robins have been particularly feisty and vocal. They are a very territorial little bird.

Robin Red Breast

There have been plenty of crisp mornings so far this month and plenty of wonderful walking. Such a contrast to last year's soggy winter.

Cotley Hill, Wylye Valley, Wiltshire

Morning mist clears from Sutton Veny

The returning daylight is usually the cue for me to roam further afield. Who knows what next week might bring.