This morning it was one of those days a gardener really hates- everything was in black and white. The ground was white, the sky was dark grey, any manmade objects (vehicles, houses, fences) were either
snow covered or grey because of the coating of road salt and mud on them, the evergreens were so dark they looked black, the only color in the landscape was a little brown in the ornamental grasses. And my red Xmas ribbons on our fence - (that's why i don't take them down right away)!
Then the sun came out..... The blue sky broke thru the cloud cover, the grasses turned gold, the red bows lit up, and the snow sparkled! How strange that one tiny difference could create such a radical transformation! All of a sudden i was ready to get dressed and begin my day, when i was ready to crawl back into bed 30 minutes earlier.
That's how it goes around here in January - though i am grateful that my office at work has windows, because i know i have SAD (Seasonal Affective Disorder), and it makes a tremendous difference in how i feel in the "dark" months. ( Those of you in Alaska are probably laughing - i REALLY couldn't handle your winter nights!)
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