Tuesday 23 December

It brightened up very, very slowly, but by 3.30pm, the sun came out. It set in a blaze of colours just after 4.30pm. Went for another walk in the woods, another 3 miles. Quite pleasant, on account of the mild temperatures which persisted today. 12C is very high for late December. It should get a little colder over Christmas, back to normal values for the time of year.