Grey

England does 'grey' extremely well. Initially this winter there was a flurry of excitement when it snowed and there was chaos everywhere. England does not cope well with 'white'. But 'grey' is different. Since Christmas the temperature has been relatively mild but the skies have been grey, sometimes light grey but often dark grey. The weather forecast alternates between white clouds and grey clouds. When it is grey people get on with their lives, they wear dark coloured coats and carry an umbrella. There are no distractions.

However, I do not cope so well with grey and I find I get very depressed with the constant dreariness of grey clouds and the accompanying drizzle.

But there is a glimmer of hope around the corner because behind all the clouds the sun has been moving further up into the sky. The crocuses have been on show for a couple of weeks, the daffodils are starting to come out, there is a glimmer of green on the small trees and the forsythia is out in full bloom. Spring has arrived, except it is still grey and drizzly. Slecht weer I think they call it in Holland. Shitty weather!

One of the few sunny day!