Can't have it all ways

I worked nights last night, and with a bit of luck these will now be my regular shifts, I much prefer night to working days.
When it started to get light this morning around 7am, I looked out through the windows on to the stunning grounds that surround the home where I work and it looked stunning. There was just a little fog on the lawns and the sky was blue, blue with a nip in the air too. As we no longer get the summers we used to have, I always seem a little disappointed when October is upon us. There is no chance of hot days at this time of the year and only the harsh winter in front of us to dread.

I had forgotten about the cold crisp mornings that Autumn and Winter can bring and how much I love them too. I much prefer Spring though, as everything comes back to life, with the green buds starting to grow on the trees and the birds getting ready to build their nests and the slight hope of a good Summer too.

Spring is the only season that does not lie! You get exactly what you expect with Spring, April showers, cold crisp mornings and the days eventually start to get a little longer. All the other season lie, Summer gives you no Sun, Autumn soon becomes Winter and because of this Winter is far too long a season.

Anyway, back to the point. When I finished my shift I still had about a hour to wait to be picked up so I took a very slow walk through the grounds to the gate. I saw 3 or 4 rabbits, some still quite small for the time of the year a few skittish squirrels, a few brown trout in the stream and a kingfisher just to top it all off. Very good for the soul is a walk in the countryside after a night shift. Far better than the 3mile hike I used to had to make after my night shifts when I used to work in Oakdale back in Wales through the villages and main roads with lorries, police cars and even at that time of the morning Ice Cream Vans too, seem a 100 years ago and a 1000 miles away now.

One thing I will say for working night is though, while you get to see the wildlife at the start of the day, that is about all you see of that day, as sleeping is a must, and something I have tried to do without in the past and soon found that it just does not work. So the lovely Autumnal day that had blue skies and the chill in the air turned into a grey, wet and windy day by the time I got up at 1.30pm.

Can't have it all ways though!