January 26, 2016
Uhhh … this winter has been rough for me. No motivation. The rain. The clouds. The ache of chill, but not so cold that it is crisp and invigorating … more like the ache of a damp cold. The only colors outside are shades of green, brown and grey. It makes me want to crawl under my covers and just stay there until the sun decides to come out again … in July. Next year we really need to plan a sunny vacation in February because I don’t think I can handle this grey again!
All that to say I didn’t take a photo today. And that my photography has been uninspired of late. I love living in the Northwest, except in January and February. Those are the months that really seem to get me. By March we have longer days, a little warmer weather, and not quite as much rain. So I am hanging on by thread until then. Plus at least the tulips and daffodils are coming up and my peonies are starting to grow.
So here is what I am dreaming of and what my parents get to see on their cross country trip: