Midwinter (nearly)

It seemed to get dark really early this afternoon, I think it was before 3pm when i took this photo from my kitchen window. I'd collected the dead plant on my walk the other day with a view to sketching it.

Need to cook tea early tonight - off out to a talk organised by the local natural history society which is in Benbecula. Should be interesting, it's about Iceland. This time last month i was quaking in my boots as i was giving the talk that night!