It seems to me that when the sky is grey, the landscape familiar and the rain starts to set in, all you can do is get out the creative eye and look hard for something that attracts. This afternoon that thing was a goose in close up. However, the zoom was unable to perform in the lighting to give a clear picture so there was only one option - more creativity with photoshop. So this folks, is all I have to offer today. A goose eye in surrealistic mode.
Such creative processing, and this really does looks extra special on black! I enjoyed reading your commentary. You ended up with a great image despite the challenges!