When Bad Weather is Not (so Bad)

I absolutely, positively, detest rain, snow, clouds, dry (not humid) air, and anything that isn't sunny and hot. In photography, though, variably to completely cloudy days can be wonderful for the following reasons:

1) You can shoot at any time of the day, because there is no sun glare
2) Cloud formations (and how the sun passes around them) are visually appealing
3) Instead of bright, saturated, pictures, your pictures take on a more muted appearance

Here's one example:

This is what this area looked like on a bright sunny day:

The water in each picture looks completely different. Each color scheme has its appeal.
You can make the same case for nighttime. This:

is nicer than this (in my opinion, anyway):

By the way, I wish I had my SLR on this trip. I took these pictures three years ago. I haven't been back to this area since then.
Till tomorrow!