It's 4.08pm, and I've just put the lights on.

My lights are still resolutely off.

It is 6:23 and I have just put my lights on.

6 o'clock and I have just turned the lights on.

Hold on. That's 20 minutes earlier than last night. Time is running backwards.

It's 11.37am, and I've had to switch the lights on, cos it's a dark rainy day now.

It's only 6:18 pm and I've just had to turn the lights on - in June.

Mine were on at 5.10, as soon as I got home, as it was so dark in my kitchen.

6:42 pm, in July. I have just put my lights on.

I had to put the lights on just now at 12.06pm.

It is indeed very gloomy.

It's 9 o'clock. I've just turned my lights on.

I put the lights on at 11.09am, as it had got very dark outside, and indeed very soon it started raining.

It is 8:09 pm and I have just turned the lights on.

Summer seems so long ago now.

8:22 and I've just put the lights on. That's 13 minutes later than yesterday. It's official. The days are getting longer again.

I need a new measure to know. I leave one of my living room lamps on 365 days a year, 24 hours a day.

This and September are really my ideal light/dark balance and timings. Early summer is a bit too much for me.

7:53 pm and I've just turned my lights on.

Nearly 9 in the morning and I have the lights on.

I had my lights on from 3-5am because I couldn't sleep.