We don't have enough sun in the winter to make that an option. It's no UK, here, but it is usually overcast and often drizzly.
The other day when the sun burned all the ice crystals off in a few minutes, it was an amazingly bright, clear sky phenomenon. Very rare! The sun was a yellow fuzzy ball that day and very bright, although, pretty low in the sky, already. It was an uplifting spectacle for me, but now I need more!