be joyful, though you have considered all the facts

There's been snow on the ground for all of one day this December. As someone who relies on just her own two feet to commute to work and run errands, I haven't missed treacherously icy sidewalks or plunging through slush at intersections, but the Christmas lights look all wrong against a backdrop of browns and grays. It feels as though it should be a few weeks before Thanksgiving, not a few days after Christmas.