It just seemed so dark and wet. I posted a shot from the balcony on Facebook to try to keep upbeat by consoling myself. I know that we'll soon be off to a place that gets less than 1 mm of rain per YEAR. We will spend this whole winter in a location that bumps into the theoretical limit for maximum yearly sunshine.
It has now turned darker and even damper in the hour and a half after this original 11:30 AM shot.
There is always a silver lining though. We had a bird in the freezer to eat up as the refrigerator will be switched off for about 5 1/2 months. The wonderful smell of roasting turkey and all the fixin's will, of course, make the place much less gloomy.