View from the study window

Today I am holed up in the study marking essays (more essays!). Once I have finished this lot there is one more course still to mark, which I will do this coming week, and then that's me finished marking till October.

This is the view from the study window today. At least I can take comfort from the fact that looking at the colour of the sky and the wet stuff falling from it I'd be more miserable being out and about than being here stuck indoors with essays!

Can you tell I'm trying to talk myself into a 'glass half full' position? :D