Winter

The days are getting longer and the sky is
starting to get lighter. The winter sun is often peeking through the trees. Here in The "Hollow" seeing the sun is a reason to celebrate. Today we celebrate. The weather man has finally taken pity on us as the temperatures are supposed to climb into the 50"s for a couple of days. I fear we will pay handsomely for the warm temps but we will enjoy them while they are here. I saw a flock of robins yesterday and the bird population at my feeder is growing in number and species. Speaking of my feeders..... maybe tomorrow.
Even the "old man in the tree" is looking for some warmth. As spring gets closer his smile gets bigger.I don't think I would like snow sitting on my face as it does his. Most of the time he doesn't seem to mind. He just keeps watching and waiting. ( as do we) February is a long month. Yes, I know it is only 28 days but after a long winter it can seem never ending. The hope of this month is that when it FINALLY ends, March will be kinder to us. I have been giving my gardens some thought and hoping that winter has been easy on them. Last spring I had to replace some key plants but over all they did well. I have hopes of being able to share some of my plants this year. Several years ago a very kind lady shared with me and now I hope to do the same.
I will leave you with thoughts of spring and flowers. Till next time.