South

The road to work passes out of Manchester towards Stockport in the southern suburbs. At this time of year when it's clear the rising sun shines directly into my eyes as I'm driving. The winter sun is bright and hard edged, a deep yellow set in a cold azure sky. I like the word azure. One of the definitions of azure in the Collins dictionary is 'serene' but I think in winter azure is more harsh, edgy. On wet roads the glare is so strong that even a sun visor isn't much help against the piercing light.