its an english thing

looking out my window this morning it seems like the green hills are somewhat obscured by a thin layer of mist (and by the 42 buildings between me and the green, but that's a technicality); and i am wondering why i suddenly look outside and think 'mist' instead of the much more obvious 'fog'. and why i find myself wanting to use words like 'grand' and 'cheers'. there is definitely something in the air..

oh, and i saw a SQUIRRELL!! real live, loping along, how cool is that, squirrel??? (or at the very least some kind of animal that looked very very squirelly: do they have squirrells in england??)