Mackerel Sky--The clouds help showcase the changing of the weather. A mackerel sky is said to look like fish scales. If you see this sky during fair weather it means a storm is coming--If you see it after stormy weather, lighter winds are on the way. The main thing is to know that change is coming. You need to know what conditions you are already in.

As I look back, the metaphor is obvious. Change, was (and is still) coming. The good news is that Syd is no longer suffering. The challenge is to go on with out her. It feels kind of like I am looking at the sky without knowing its context--I don't know whether calmer weather is coming.