Awakening of Spring
With the Daylight Savings switch-over, I'm seizing on every degree over 45 as an indicator of spring's arrival. A bit optimistic and definitely eager, I admit. As my Oregon winters go, this one has seemed colder than the others. We've had a few snow flurries that were pretty and brief, and a bit of freezing that didn't do too much damage. But we've had lots of damp cold. And mostly, we've had bone-chilling wind. Living on top of a hill--which I cleared of much of the shielding close-in forest--has left me with no wind break. I've been pelted with relentless gusts much of the winter. But enough weather whining!