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The first sunset of British Summer Time, when the clocks turn forward. The nights become lighter, so this sundown developed later. But while taking in the view from the open bedroom window of my mother’s Essex house, I was struck by two things – firstly, the raw winter chill continues to prevail.

Secondly, the purple cloud band and fiery orange and pinks are similar to a sunset I once captured from London’s Hampstead Heath – on New Year’s Day. These colours are also full of northerly chill, without the promise of a balmy evening. When will that arrive?…