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Saturday, February 1, 2020

East Pole Journal Feb. 2, '20 Signs of Spring

Does this mean six more weeks of winter?
     I'm not one of those people who spends all winter complaining and anxious for spring. In fact,

only six more weeks of winter is not enough and I am hoping for eight. Still I don't want to be one of those people who takes a holier-than-thou attitude just because I thrive in winter and others thrive in warmer seasons.  This is me; that is you, and that is just fine.
The sun lights up the angry bluebird in the window.
     I do enjoy the changes in season, though. A year-long winter would be too much as would a year-long summer. So as the year progresses I like noticing the little signs of the change. My next seasonal indicator is spring's first kiss. That usually happens in February where one sunny day you are driving south and sunlight is coming through the car window and you feel the warmth on your cheek for the first time in that year. Some years it touches me outdoors working as well. It hasn't happened here yet, but today some other signs of the coming spring became very obvious. I hope you have seen some too.
And of course there's a ton of firewood to gather — literally, a ton…at least.

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