On the thirty-first of January
I long for warmth — hands and feet always cold…
the sun — so far away it doesn’t even melt the icicles
hanging from the roof,
or the snow on the spruce branches.
Blue skies?
Mostly the dark gray sky just turns a lighter shade of pale;
morning is only told by the smell of coffee.
The cat takes refuge in the warm dryer.
Yet there are glimmers —
spirit-lifting bluebirds fly around in the snow;
a bit of brown grass shows underneath the pines;
each day brings an extra minute of precious light.
Feb. 3, 2015: Sunrise 7:04 Sunset 5:16 10 hours 12 minutes of daylight… and counting.
the circle of life 
Keep looking on the bright side – spring will be here soon. :) I love the picture of the cat in the tumble dryer – I bet you have to check quite carefully every time you put it on!
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I rarely leave the door open; but I got interrupted last week and he found the warmth. I make sure to close it now! 😃
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The days are getting longer at least! Loved the “cat in the dryer” photo! I always want to throw my clothes in the dryer before putting them on in the morning! :)
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With your beautiful new laundry closet, you should! A lazy person’s alternative is bringing them under the covers with you. Not that I’ve ever done that.😄
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Love your pictures! Particularly the snow-topped spruce trees, and your hilarious cat resting in the dryer, LOL! Funny you wrote this post today, because I was just saying how it was staying lighter a little later today.. –did that make sense? ;)
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A minute a day! I’ll take it (since there’s no other option short of moving south of the equator.) I struggle in January (so glad it is over), so thanks for visiting and making me smile.
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Hahaha, exactly! A minute more of light a day! Whooo hooo! :)
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Yes, it is getting light a little earlier in the morning and staying a little longer in the evening. Love the rare days when the sun shines on the snow!
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Western PA isn’t known for its sunshiny winter days, is it? I hate to wish my life away, but I’m putting big red Xes on each day. :-)
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Pretty photos. Those birds are brave! Your kitty is so cute! I wonder how many times this cute kitty has gone back to check to see if the dryer is open! :)
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Oh, nothing like yours Daisy! Yours are gorgeous! I wanted a photo of the bluebirds, but I could hardly keep track of them with my eyes, let alone a camera. And I am Very Careful with the dryer door now. ;-)
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I’ve noticed the days getting longer too. At least we’re not getting ‘Boston’ type snow. Man o’ man, poor them. I just heard on the news, Winter 2015 is record breaking with over 73″, that’s banana’s.
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Part of me would rather have snow than frozen brown ground. But yeah, not 53″ that’s for sure! Thanks for stopping by!
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