Almost two weeks on from my last post on this subject and the light has grown a lot as I stand on the station platform on the way to work. It’s now got to the stage where my use of my main beam on my car has reduced significantly as I drive through the countryside and now on the platform, I can see to the far horizon and Borough Hill.

I usually find February the most difficult of months, as we slowly start to move in from the dark and cold winter. This year, however, I haven’t found it so bad and the increasing light is starting to give me more bounce – what I call that positive energy inside me that often disappears during the winter. I’ve been exercising a lot recently which may have helped, with those endorphins raising my mood.

Even more positively, the weather looks good for Saturday and the temperatures are rising, so I’m hoping for an early springtime (almost) walk.