The light in the dark: a winter journal

As November stubs out the glow of autumn and the days tighten into shorter hours, winter's occupation begins.

Preparing for winter has its own rhythms, as old as our exchanges with the land.

Of all the seasons, it draws us together. But winter can be tough. It is a time of introspection, of looking inwards. Seasonal sadness; winter blues; depression - such feelings are widespread in the darker months.

But by looking outwards, by being in and observing nature, we can appreciate its rhythms.