Winter is Here.

Yesterday was very wintery. It drizzled rain all day and "the sky was a hazy shade of winter". I put a hoodie on to ride to work.
I woke up today and I could hear the rain coming down. Last time this happened, I stepped outside in a rain jacket only to realize that Ed had left the sprinkler on overnight and it was actually sunny and warm. But it's raining, and the ride to work will require something more than a hoodie. Bring on the Gore-tex.
It's quite nice really. The rain and cold, damp air are quite refreshing, but I'm sure the novelty will soon wear off.
It's been quite a dry and warm summer. The occasional rain was probably my fault. I'd get tired of my fenders rattling and take them off. Then it would rain.

Time, time, time, see what's become of me
While I looked around
For my possibilities
I was so hard to please
But look around, leaves are brown
And the sky is a hazy shade of winter

Hear the salvation army band
Down by the riverside, its bound to be a better ride
Than what youve got planned
Carry your cup in your hand
And look around, leaves are brown
And the sky is a hazy shade of winter

Hang on to your hopes, my friend
Thats an easy thing to say, but if your hopes should pass away
Simply pretend
That you can build them again
Look around, the grass is high
The fields are ripe, its the springtime of my life

Ahhh, seasons change with the scenery
Weaving time in a tapestry
Wont you stop and remember me
At any convenient time
Funny how my memory slips while looking over manuscripts
Of unpublished rhyme
Drinking my vodka and lime

But look around, leaves are brown now
And the sky is a hazy shade of winter

Look around, leaves are brown
Theres a patch of snow on the ground...
- Paul Simon