The days are finally starting to get longer again. That makes me very happy indeed. I keep waking up early though, normally about an hour before I actually need to get up, and just as the birds are starting to stir. So I've stopped trying to go back to sleep. I could get up and go for a run or make a cup of tea. But instead I just lie there, watching the light start to creep through the cracks in the blinds. A leisurely start to the day and a time of quiet contemplation.