I can relate, well, sort of.
I live in the desert where the sun shines about 358 days a year (takes a week off)
So we don't have winter here. I don't even own a coat.
It rains maybe twice a year.
I think I have that Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD). I sometimes get depressed if it's not sunny outside. That's one of the reasons I had to get out of Detroit.
The water does give a serene feeling. We have absolutely no water in the desert. I'm about a 5 hour drive to the pacific ocean, but that's about the extent of our water.