It will be dark soon

As if it weren't bad enough that the days were getting shorter, daylight savings ends and instead of getting dusky-dark at 6pm, it's suddenly dusky-dark at 5pm and feels like it's time to go to bed when eating dinner. 

You said it, Torgo.  What we really need is some snow cover, so that what little light there is gets reflected.  And, maybe I could put off finishing the raking until spring.