this is the time when the seals come to shore to have their pups
the first gritter lorry has spread its salt on our roads
the cold is ever present getting colder by the hour
everything is waiting for Halloween and Christmas
the long dark winter months of battling the weather
cosy days and nights with extra blankets and hot water bottles
the feeling of comradeship with your enemies fighting blizzards
the slowing down when the ferries get cancelled due to big seas
and then the turning of the stars through a million miles of black dark.