February blues, greys and browns

This is what is outside my door this morning, pretty eh?

This is what my mind sees....I am usually an optimist, I see a fresh snowfall as beautiful.  After a week of mud followed by a day and a half of wet snow, to hell with optimism.  The last day of February, I thought I would make it through without feeling the February blues, but, I am feeling the winter grind.
This afternoon I will throw a big quilt down in the hallway, toss in a bucket of toys and release the pups for a big play session and try to forget about the mess outside.  Hey, that almost sounds optimistic :-)