Yes I know that it will be cold again and it will snow some more for sure; still this evening as I walked on the dirt roads you could feel the ground softening and the air lacked winters sharpness. Daylight now lasts until supper time and the overnight lows are certainly not bone chilling.
There are birds singing in the mornings when we walk, chickadees and a titmouse or two occasionally a cardinal. The sun comes up just a little further north on the horizon each morning; the difference from where it came up in December is now noticeable. From just south of Spruce Mountain to well north of Pleasant and we have gained just over an hour of daylight. On the sunny days the office is flooded with sunlight in the mornings. It is now possible for us to take our regular walk entirely in the daylight! Saturday Argy and I saw a few robins; no it is not early for them.
This winter has certainly been a disappointment for snow lovers. Unlike the last few we have very little snow on the ground and only a few really cold days. This warmer weather pattern means that here in the mid coast storms start with snow but often turn to ice and eventually rain. The last few days have been exactly that, with some light snow then flurries and last night (luckily after I arrived home from Augusta) freezing rain.
