All The Leaves Are Brown And The Sky Is Grey

I hate this country in winter. Don't get me wrong, I love cold weather and adore a crisp breeze that cuts through your clothes and makes your skin sting, but the unremitting grey of the sky reflected in the grey of the buildings and pavements and the dull colours of people's clothing just makes me feel depressed. It's a colourless environment.

I do try hard to keep my indoor spaces full of light and colour, but it's difficult when there's barely any natural light, and I get home from work after dark. Thank god I manage to get a tiny bit of greyish dawn light on my walk to work or I would go entirely SAD crazy.

I need some sunshine dammit!

Right, I'm off to look for mail-order daylight simulating bulbs...