Look outside! What do you see?

Right now I'm sitting in the university library, so I can't say I'm having the best time of my life. But the weather outside is not tempting either: this morning it snowed a little, and the pavement is covered with a thin slippery crust. A heavy mass of grey clouds floats slowly across the sky, and it is hard to remember the last time the sun glimpsed through.
Right outside the window, I see the glittering surface of a big lake shackled by the stones of the quay. A flock of ducks and a couple of swans used to live there in the summer. I think they will stay there for the winter too, as there are always some people walking along the bank of the lake who are glad to feed the birds with some bread.
The national theatre stands right on the quay. It looks like a ship proceeding under sail.
The cold breath of winter follows you everywhere.