Winter in Ohio

Mid-January + Ohio = brrrrr.....

Winter has settled in, I think. I don't mind the snow. And, right now, I don't mind the cold so much. However, I'd like to register my complaint about the gray. It's just so gray.

The sky is gray. The trees are gray. The dirty snow is gray.

Now, don't get me wrong. Gray is a perfectly nice color and all. For silk blouses. And wool slacks. And a lovely topcoat in cashmere, maybe.

But I miss the sunshine.

I must say, though, that the brilliant red of a male cardinal surely is a bright spot in the otherwise gray day....