What a difference an hour makes

[muckefuck]

When I came into work this morning, it was every bit as grey and overcast as yesterday, when it rained most of the day. Exactly an hour later, I went for my morning break and there was literally not a single cloud in the sky. I know--I scanned it for several minutes. There was some mist off the Lake in the eastern sky, but the sun is well above it, so it shines white with an almost blinding brightness. Wow.

Today's mystery lilac branch: Stuck into the middle of a privet hedge a block from where I work. It looks rather withered, though; may have been there for a day or two.