"January, February, don't you come around ..."

I hate this time of year; it's cold, grey, dark, wet, dull, & seems to stretch out forever. Days begin at about 9.00 in the morning & end at about 4.00 in the afternoon ... people who work 9 - 5 don't really get to see very much daylight at all for months.

It seems - to me at least - that it's a time when we are just treading water until Spring arrives.