WHAT IS WINTER?...

Do you remember 

I wrote a post last year 

entitled Sprinter?

 Well,

 here we go again...

Apparently,around here, 

winter is just a word

 not a season.

It has become tradition 

at the Cottage 

that the month of January 

belongs to the snowmen and women.

  But, here we are, 

in the middle of winter

 and it has been reported

 that the groundhog 

has seen his shadow 

which means there will be 

six more weeks 

of the same...

...but Kai 

is not buying it!

 It sure doesn't seem 

like a cold winter's day 

to him.

The surrounding hills 

are already turning green 

and people are actually 

walking around in

 short sleeves.

 We have no indication

 of rain or snow 

and in the newspaper, 

where the weekly weather is displayed, 

there are five repeated pictures 

of a bright sun.

 I have stated,

 and repeated over and over, 

that I do not want to wish time away

 and I like to just take

 the seasons as they come 

and enjoy each one, 

but it really is kind of hard 

to keep on track 

when what you see outside 

does not jibe with 

what the calendar says.

So,

as January moves on,

 so do we, 

and the snow people get put away 

for another year.

"Maybe you guys 

will get lucky next year. 

 These sunny days 

couldn't have been what 

you were wishing for.

 I would hate to think 

of what a mess we would have 

 if you existed 

outside of my mind."

Now February is here

and our thoughts turn to Valentine's Day.

 We don't celebrate this day

 to any extent.

  I put a few hearts here and there

 and there might be some

 cuddling in front of the TV 

but, other than that, 

it is just a normal day.

 In honor of said Valentine's Day 

here are a few photos 

I have played around with

 in Picasa...

...just to show you 

that my heart is

 in the right place.

...Judy...

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