Clearing downriver ...

Yesterday it felt as if the sun would never shine again, as if we'd be trapped forever under the all-pervading grey. This morning first thing was only marginally better - it was still grey, still raining slightly, but we could see the hills because the cloud base had lifted. 

This break in the clouds above the Firth of Clyde arrived mid-morning. It's not exactly sunny, but it's a good dramatic cloudscape to be going on with. As I write this, late sun is shining, albeit weakly, over the town. And it's not raining at all ...