Autumn or Spring are the perfect time to observe this. Summertime day fades gently, almost imperceptibly to night. At the start of Autumn, days before the clocks take a step back an hour from British Summertime, the transition from day to night comes in moments.
Although the weather forecast for today was gloomy; and indeed I was woken at 4am by the cat who thought he should let me know that it was raining; it turned out nice. The wind melted away and the rain dissipated.
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| About 6:30pm waiting for the bus |
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| Ten minutes later at the train station |
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| Face the other way it's dark and quiet |
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| Still the sun is fading; just before 7pm |
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| Cutty Sark; 10 past the hour; night is here |
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| And Canary Wharf is all lit up |