12 Minutes

A downside of moving back to Scotland, and one we knew would challenge us, is the short winter days. My memories of Glasgow winters include arriving at the Dental Hospital at 9am in the dark and rain, and leaving in more of the same. Well now we've arrived even further north the mornings have been a pleasant surprise, in theory being east of Glasgow we get 12 minutes more light at the beginning of the day, but the much clearer eastern skies mean that it is actually light before I leave the house at 8.15 and my walk to work is generally pleasant. Still dark before 3.30pm though!