Gates and trees in the mist.

A grey misty day, early dark. Quite atmospheric on the battlefield walk. Very few folks about.

Statement by First Minister in Parliament. Restrictions continue until mid February. 1165 new cases today, sadly 71 deaths. Good progress with JVCI vaccination list; correctly targeting Care etc - we know several appropriate folks vaccinated today, and more recently. Sadly huge numbers of deaths confirmed again in Care in England and it seems a different vaccination regime being followed. Grimly U.K. has highest covid19 death rate in the world now. And 1610 deaths today; human beings loved and lost.

Last night for Trump in White House. Inauguration tomorrow. Read around this today.

Family FaceTime. Lots of covid19 and school talk - that’s inevitable; teachers here are working hard and flexibly. They sounded quite fresh tonight... but it’s only the second week back.