Hooray, the snow has gone. One night of heavy rain and howling winds, and at least where I live, the roads are no longer white. I noticed as I was driving back from church tonight , how dark it was again. I was beginning to get used to seeing across several fields at 12 midnight , due to the reflective characteristics of the snow. No longer. Also pleased to enjoy some dry roads and milder temperatures. I know the British talk about the weather, but it has dominated of late. Of course, with the snow melt came flooding. I popped down to the next village to check how badly it was flooded. Road closure notices, but the water has dropped. Interestingly, it must have been a full moon, and driving towards it, I could see the road quite clearly. Probably only a couple of lux in terms of illuminance, but good enough to turn off the headlights (kept the side lights on)  and still be able to drive along the road. Coming back with the moon behind, could not see a thing. Trix, commenting as a pilot , mentioned the teaching " in an emergency at night land towards the moon". As always, lighting principles seem to come into play in some many areas of life.   Enough of snow rain and wind, here is a picture of a bumble bee. Reminds me of the promise of warm sunny days to come

 

Last week I met for dinner with fellow past chairmen of the London and South eastern Region. I am very aware how important the regions are  - those who serve on the comittees and the members that support all the work the regions do. I am looking forward to visiting each region during this year. . Also last week I received my copy of the Lighting Journal, the first under the editorship of Jill Entwhistle. This is a pilot of the new monthly version and some comments have already been fed back about the layout, style and print. As Jill said in the editorial, she welcomes feedback, positive or negative.

This coming Tuesday 29th January is the next Executive Board meeting. Many issues and things to discuss and progress.

 

All the best - Pete