Anyone else already hating the wet, dark cold nights

Gosh RosiesMaw I am sorry that my comments clearly caused you such offence! I appreciate you don’t know me but I am a positive person but also like everyone else on here entitled to my own opinion! Have a lovely day

I had a hospital appointment at rush hour yesterday and find I really hate driving in the dark and torrential rain now.And I'd say I've always been a confident driver .I was so happy to come home to a warm ,cosy house. Unless I have to go anywhere when it's bad I actually love hunkering down.And we've a big garden,which I love and still do a lot in.But winter and shorter days gives me an excuse to do less and more reading,jigsaws etc.Plus I prefer sticking extra layers on to warm up than trying to cool down when it's too hot.I guess I really am a winter person.However today's golden sunshine is very welcome!

Jaxjacky

Norah

I love snow, everything about snow makes me happy.

We're all different.

I d too Norah and get ridiculously excited if we get any, it’s rarer here in the south.

Iceland!

So many snowS in one small country. Fascinating.

The number of different experiences is outstanding.

And tectonic plates...

I'm not sure. He doesn't seem to hunt for food, although having said that, he's just darted into his gap from a different direction, so maybe he has separate entry and exit points.

It's a long hedge, and there are lots of birds in it - it's like an apartment block . There must be some protocols between them, but I can't work out what. They don't fight, and I don't suppose there will be babies at this time of year. A blackbird and some sort of finch/tit uses the same gap as a front door though. I'm not too sure what goes on further down, as the bit in the photo is what I can see from 'my' seat without moving, and if I move too much they all hide.

Is he asking for breakfast, Doodledog?

We had a robin who used to perch on the back of a garden chair which was very close to the French windows and look straight at me. It was very clear that he was saying Food please!

M0nica

Another snow lover, we have even gone on holiday to Norway and Switzerland (not skiing) just to see and experience the beauty and coldness of the snow.

I don’t mind the snow when I’m not struggling to get to work, shop, walk the dog, dry clothes or save on the heating.
Snow in Switzerland and France was amazing, and a pleasure to see.

Another snow lover, we have even gone on holiday to Norway and Switzerland (not skiing) just to see and experience the beauty and coldness of the snow.

Hate it. Hate the dark. Most of all I hate the clocks changing.

Dottynan

Doodledog~: Try holding your hand out with some mealworms in it. My daughter did this and after a couple of weeks her little robin was landing on her hand and happily feeding. It needs lots of patience.

Thanks for the idea. I'm not sure I want to stand outside in the cold holding worms, but it's a kind thought .

He's a cute little thing - I wish I knew what he was doing when he stands there looking in the widow.

Why do we have to turn back the clocks? I hate it too. How the people of Iceland and other northern countries cope with dark days I don’t know.

I’m with you ‘Optomistic1*. Counting the days till Spring.
I think I will hibernate till then.

I’m definitely in the camp that likes drawing the curtains on the dark nights and staying cosy inside to sew/crochet/ bake/ read/ watch tv etc etc.
I do try to get out in the daytime for a while tho as long as it’s not wet.

Norah

I love snow, everything about snow makes me happy.

We're all different.

I d too Norah and get ridiculously excited if we get any, it’s rarer here in the south.

Doodledog~: Try holding your hand out with some mealworms in it. My daughter did this and after a couple of weeks her little robin was landing on her hand and happily feeding. It needs lots of patience.

I think washing the windows, yesterday, was a help lifting the glum mood of Autumn. December is hard - but January awaits.

Here is a cheery winter scene. This is my little redbreasted friend. He is nesting in the hedge outside my sitting room window, along with numerous other birds. Every hour or so he hops along to this gap in the hedge and stands sentry before hopping back in again. He seems to be looking straight at me from his perch. I can't get a better picture on my phone without getting closer, and if I did that he would fly away.

Well said Cressy.

Cressy

I am grateful to live in a country where there are four seasons all of which have beauty in them. Of course there are those who do not like the heat and can’t sleep and those who are cold and can’t sleep. Life is not fair or equal unfortunately but I do think we should count our blessings where( and while ) we have them whilst empathising and supporting with those who don’t. Not just in this country but around the world.

beautifully said Cressy

I am grateful to live in a country where there are four seasons all of which have beauty in them. Of course there are those who do not like the heat and can’t sleep and those who are cold and can’t sleep. Life is not fair or equal unfortunately but I do think we should count our blessings where( and while ) we have them whilst empathising and supporting with those who don’t. Not just in this country but around the world.

Witzend

Norah

Still leaves falling...

TBH they’ve hardly started here. We have a big beech tree in the garden, still in full leaf, though some have changed colour.

Some are falling, definitely Autumn. Looks untidy. Clean windows help.

Norah

Still leaves falling...

TBH they’ve hardly started here. We have a big beech tree in the garden, still in full leaf, though some have changed colour.

Still leaves falling...

It's not yet time for exterior window cleaners. I do inside on my own. I decided looking through our windows, after harvest, was not good for me. I took the step stool outside, washed windows. Done.

Still fall, but slightly better view of 'hurry on January'.

Lucky old us. We have a winter and a summer so 50 per cent of the population are happy at any given time. Personally I love both seasons

Norah

I love snow, everything about snow makes me happy.

We're all different.

We certainly are

I like to look at snow from a warm room. I hate being out in it, and apparently did as a child, too. My mum always says that it took her longer to get me dressed to go out (coat, hat, gloves, scarf etc) than I would stay outdoors in the winter, and I haven't changed much.

I didn't really think the clocks going back was affecting me. Haven't given it much thought really. But, I am aware that my spirits are low at the moment. I feel really fed up and don't know why. So maybe it is because of the dark evenings.