It’s squarely in the middle of winter, and it is usually cold, but it often teases us with warmer days and hints of what spring might be like. The sun is still scarce, even if we are seeing a few more minutes of daylight as we slowly plod on to March and the beginning of spring.
Most years, by sometime in February, we’re ready for winter’s dreary shroud to be lifted so we can start to thaw, get outside and banish the snow shovel and rock salt to the back of the garage again. Unless you’re one of those who has an affinity for this time of the year, the anticipation of longer and warmer days filled with working and roaming in the outdoors rivals a child’s eagerness for the arrival of Santa Claus.
Soon, we’ll finally be able to get out and start to prepare the ground for our best garden ever, do a little maintenance on our home and vehicles, and take care of many other tasks we’ve been thinking about for months. All will be right with the world again … assuming the spring showers are within reason.