Spring Blooming Amidst Winter Cold
My wool hats, sweaters and socks have been warn daily since we arrived in Marin County December 1. Yes, we've had some sunshine, but rarely warm enough to go without extra warm things! I think it's sort of odd that the first day of winter is on Winter Solstice and the first day of spring is at the Equinox. It feels like those days marking the shortest day and the equal day and night should be in the middle of the seasons, not at the end. Winter Solstice marks the beginning of increasing light, and February 2, (Ground Hog Day or Candlemas) is the midway point between the Solstice and the Equinox, and February 1, 2023 was the first day I saw a Trillium beginning to bloom here at Samuel P Taylor State Park. So, doesn't that seem more like the beginning of spring? Of course the weather has not seemed the least bit spring like with all the rain and cold here and record breaking snow in the Sierras and across lots of California. But before anyone says something like, "Th