A starry early morning walk today – the demands of a hectic travel schedule for work meant that I set the alarm for 5am in order to get an hour’s walk in before leaving on an early train. I listened to the BBC Radio Three Arts and Ideas podcast about insects, colours and Virginia Woolf.

The canal path is really well lit and incredibly well-kept – but at 5.30am entirely deserted! Well, apart from me and my dog.