Welcome to February.

Yesterday morning, while sitting on the couch in the living room, drinking my first cup of coffee in the warm sunlight that streamed through the front window, I noticed how the low angle of the winter sunlight brightly glowed upon the chest that serves as a coffee table.  I sat and watched the shadows of the window muntins move across the side of the chest, and took pleasure in the seemingly simple process of our planet rotating on its axis.

Today brought another bright sunlit morning to the living room – this time I was ready with my camera.

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This winter has been one of the best in recent years, and to me exactly what winter should be:  cold crisp temperatures… snowstorms here and there, just enough to keep the ground snow covered… a few snow days for the kids to get the chance to use their sleds…