Quote Originally Posted by salsabike View Post
That's what makes this all interesting. I don't find Seattle winters in the least dreary--I find the weather pretty energizing. And it really isn't "sunless". It's grey often, but sunny days get interspersed in there. I like it a little cool, and I hate humid heat and relentless sun. So it's all pretty idiosyncratic---one person's dreary is another's pleasure.

Oh, yeah, definitely. When I lived in Montana I knew a woman from Alaska and she missed the really short days of winter. I thought she was crazy!