I woke up early on Wednesday morning, 16 November, not wanting to miss the super moon that lots have been writing about.

I can’t say it looked any bigger but it did seem to have a brighter ring around it.

After that I admired our overgrown but homely garden, the four bats flying around feasting on flying insects, the dogs venturing out for early morning business, the birds chirping in the first light, the smell of fresh coffee coming from the kitchen; it was never going to be all about the moon…