The downhill side of winter!

It's February! We are on the downhill side of winter!!! I said that to someone today and she gave me a dirty look and then said, "This is Rochester." She's right. Winter in Rochester can hang on till the first half of May. One year, no joke, on May 10th, there was six inches of snow on the ground in the morning. Of course, that time of year, any snow you get is going to melt soon - by the end of the day for sure. By this time in winter, my skin starts to crawl. . . I need to get out and be free. I need to get outside and do things without heavy winter garb, or without my fingers stinging from the cold, or being able to walk without fear of slipping on ice and falling. . . done that enough times! I need to see flowers blooming. I need to see green leaves on trees. I need to sit by my Weber grill with a glass of wine waiting for my meat to cook, taking in the life around me. . . people walking their dog, people riding bikes down my street. . .