Autumn and winter are my favorite times of year. I always look forward to them and lament their passing. Yes, spring and summer have their uses, but they are not as pretty as the colder seasons.

This winter, though, for perhaps the first time ever, I wish it were about ten degrees warmer…

It’s sunny out and Dutch (my father-in-law) and I are in the middle of a couple of outdoor landscaping projects. But it is also below freezing out, and has been several days, which makes working the ground… well… not fun. Almost not possible, really. So we stare out the window and wait…