grey is my favorite color

I had planned on getting up early   taking a bath, with tea maybe.

Waking up gently.

Instead I slept in and walked to work with an apple,  milky Earl Grey in a thermos,
shivering, hurrying jerkily through the misty cold.
Later, an old man leaned in as I gave him his coffee, said
"Today should be canceled on account of the greyness."