Made my way out of bed this morning. Pulled the cord on my room darkening window shade. Grey. It’s been grey skies all month. Rainy and cold, sometimes snow, with most day’s temperatures hovering just above or below freezing. It isn’t foggy today.
Our environment has turned atypical. It’s been icky.
Head outside for a usual morning walk. Look up at the sky, it’s a shield of grey. Mist in the air, dampness sets into my core. Is this what it feels like in Vancouver or London? I hear it’s conducive to keeping a person in a foul mood.
A neighbourhood ice skating rink has been set up, but alas it’s only a soggy grass enclosure. The line from “Casey at the Bat” came to mind, “There is no joy in Mudville tonight.”
A lonely playground swing set. Tired looking snow beneath the grey painted structure. The grey tennis court backdropped by grey skies.
Please Mr. Sun, come out and play.
Day Trip Hour 
We’ve had a very dark and dreary winter. At least it’s been mild though. Good for you for still getting outside.
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According to the groundhogs we’re in for an early spring, yay. Was a close one though. In our neck of the woods the sun came out at 9:00 am and shone all day long.
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Very sunny in Bathurst N.B .Also very cold .winter in Canada Sent from my Galaxy Tab® E
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So that’s where winter went and took the sun to keep it company.
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😂 At least we have some snow here! Feeling your “dreary” at least you got the darkening shades!
So strange that today I was just thinking of your posts and VOILA!
Hugs to you both 🤗
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Snow would be nice. I’d even take cold if meant sunshine.
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Haha 😂 Feeling Icky is normal for January to begin with let alone the absence of at least having a blanket of clean white snow for snowshoeing or cross country skiing!! I feel for you cuz!😁
February is almost upon us, keep your chin up and of course feel grateful for that shade darkening!
🙏
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Yup. Keep the blinds closed and make like a groundhog.
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We’ve finally got a respectable covering of snow here, and days with sunny skies, but the St John River (Wolastoq) has yet to freeze over, which is pretty well unheard of for the end of January.
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It’s been a weird winter.
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I grew up in Vancouver and it can rain for days on end . London is grey but not so much rain. We are in Florida for the winter and it has been grey here too!!!
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The sun’ll come up tomorrow, tomorrow.
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