Between you, me and the gatepost

I often pause at this gate when I walk to the Nursing home. It is the nearest point in the village where I can look across open land and at certain times of the year the sun sets directly opposite. I have chosen to use black and white as the light and colours are not good at the moment. Fenland scenes seem to lend themselves to this treatment as colour is not usually the most prevalent aspect of this environment.
A brief clothes' shop at the nearby outlet centre was the order of the afternoon, which was significantly less enjoyable than this morning's work! The place was packed and it is only mid November. Surely there is more to life than shopping!