Last of the sun ...

Glen Kin is in shadow; there is no more sunlight on its surrounding hills, nor on those beyond the glen. But the cloud in front of us still shows what the afternoon became, after a dreary morning, and we find we are enjoying this walk in the empty landscape of a winter afternoon. Yesterday was spent indoors as the rain reduced the back garden to a quagmire, and this forced detention had a ruinous effect on my temper and my sense of well-being.

As dusk falls, I reflect on how a walk like this restores the equilibrium, both mental and physical - and wonder if my new phone has a better camera than its predecessor. I think perhaps it has ...