It is that time of year when the beauty of the autumn gives way to what we call here the big dark. The time changes and the darkness descends early giving us a stark reminder that winter is on the way. The holidays provide a bit of a distraction but when the festivities end and the decorations all put away, the darkness is still hanging around. But I have always told myself that winters are mild here and last only about a month. That come February the spring flowers pop through the ground and that spring is on the way and days are getting longer. I suppose the light here never bothered me much when I was younger. After all I spent over twenty years working in the darkroom, making photographic prints. I guess I got used to the darkness.
