I decided many years ago that February is probably my least favorite month of the year.
I call it "The Waiting Month."
We're teased with signs of spring...daffodils open up and the bluets shine like little purple stars sprinkled through the dead grass. Sometimes the days are unseasonably warm. On those warm days, we are tempted to plant some seeds in the garden.
But we must wait.
February is still winter - late winter, but winter none-the-less. We will still have frost, maybe even snow.
The sun rises a bit earlier every morning and sets a bit later every evening. The seasons will change and the earth will wake up from her winter sleep. She has only to wait a little while longer....
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| The first daffodils of 2024 opened on February 7. |