Light returns in a rush in these clear sunny days, where the sun has warmth but the shadows are frigid. My daughter abandons her coat.
The days, once so slow with toddlers, spin along, dawn to evening to the night’s constellations, as if the final years of my youngest’s childhood have accelerated. Living on the edge of this small Vermont valley, the sky stretches out as much as it ever does in Vermont, unlike the endless horizons of the west. Come summer, this world will be dense with leaves and gardens, but for now, we’re living in layers of snow and sky, beginning that push-pull of warmth-cold heading toward spring.
What was difficult
was the travel, which,
on arrival, is forgotten.
―
Stony Soil Vermont 
Great post 😁
Thanks!
A wonderful post today, Brett. So well expressed what we all experience in February and the accelerated passage of time!
Thank you, Margy. And it really does feel like spring. Hurray!
Ah! Melting February. The dog took us on a long walk today.
We just returned from visiting my brother in New Hampshire. YES to the beginning of mud season and spring.
I know people think I’m nuts, but mud season is my favorite time of year…
I completely understand that 🙂