gray skies

gray skies on the prairie engulf yesterday, today, and tomorrow. it is no wonder that some of the early pioneers were rather dour. --especially without electricity and the bright sounds of music from the radio or cd or ipod. for some of us the brightness of the sun is as important to the soul as sweet air. i read once a long time ago in high school social studies that one of the reasons the greeks became the culture they were and are, was the crystilline sun brightness of the sky. i have never been there but i have longed to go there since.