I don't care if the landscape is gray, or even if it rains. You said it well, whenever you go for a walk in nature you get more of what you are looking for... the photo of the photographer in his environment with his pet, is beautiful. And you have some nice views here, which I would have edited a bit, but well, they're still great.
Thanks for recommendations. I need to play a bit more with my camera and learn the settings. :)