My long answer:
Ive had my variety of "dark season" posts.
November flat out sucks in north mid/central US. Unless your a kid with #@% load of Xmas spirit, December sucks too. Both months have had solid over cast clouds for up to three weeks some years.
Forecast says rain/sleet/snow for next week and obviously way shorter days. I do have more energy on my super diet, so that helps. I cant eat "hibernation food" right now
As an outdoor addict, I really enjoy northern summers sun (minus the bugs). As a do it-your-selfer, I also dont like cramming outside home projects together before winter puts them off till spring. Its been a cold, wet, dark fall since mid september- hard to get things done. Not getting things done just adds stress in my opinion.
Nothing like a perfect breezy 65-70F morning mnt biking next to a babbling stream in the northland summer - or canoeing on calm cool water, thats what I morn for year round, I dont want that to ever end. In the event I'm snowshoeing the same trails, I'm imagining summer in my tracks.
February, to me, even with its snow and sub zero F temps is almost better than nov-dec, since the cold sun shines and days are longer........and the worst weather is behind you.
All that said, I feel a little better attitude and health wise this year even though this fall has not worked out like I had hopped for. But yes, I long for summer and the nice fall that didnt happen this year.