Cold, yes, but we got very close to a young male marsh harrier, perching on a branch and I shall never forget his imperious glare, feathers golden in the low winter light.

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Imagine the heat in the summer, the bitter cold in the winter, and Mandela going out to quarry stone, the burning white light reflecting off the limestone permanently and deeply injuring his sight.

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It would mean that, in the north of Scotland, it did not get light until 10am in winter, and the Scots have therefore decided that it is a Sassenach plot to ensure that the Highlander is kept in the dark.

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In 1996 the House of Commons failed to pass a private members' bill proposing that the time in Britain be aligned with that in the rest of Europe, yielding an extra hour's light every afternoon, summer and winter.

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She makes succulent roast lamb in springtime, crispy pastilla to celebrate the end of Ramadan, ethereally light fish dishes and salads in July and hearty tagines in fall and winter.

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