Ain't no sunshine...

According  to the Guardian, this has been one on of the darkest years in history for Europe. The sun has been hiding behind dark rain clouds for weeks and weeks - rain has soaked the ground until it's like a sponge. Water drips, runs, trickles, and the sky is the color of lead, of pewter, and of tin. It's silvery gray in the morning, then dark clouds move in and the rain falls. Or I wake up to the sound of pounding rain, and it's still dark. There is no more sunrise or sunset - just various shades of gray.

Mantes la Jolie

The river walk in Mantes, in the rain

Julia in the rain

In other news, we're gtting ready to spend a week in Florida, so we are looking forward to sunshine!