After another week of mucky snow that just won’t go away, I didn’t venture far from home. My week was mostly work and knitting, although I did manage to get out for a lovely lunch with my mom and niece that gave me a much needed mid-week sanity break! By the weekend, I was beyond happy that my March Alpine Trails Book Club outing finally provided the perfect opportunity to to get outside. It may have been cold and overcast for most of the day, but we had a snow free hike, and even saw a few brief bursts of sunshine! It still felt like February, but the passing moments of warm sun on my face gave me hope that spring is still on the way.
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February has felt deceptively spring-loaded this year, so naturally for the last week for the month winter reasserted itself. Over the course of the week it snowed 3, maybe 4 times. Obviously I lost count. Each time it snowed just enough to mask everything in a sparkling dusting of white, but by late afternoon any trace of the snow had melted away. During the week, I managed to make it out for a few walks around the neighborhood and along the Powerline Trail to enjoy the temporary winter as it melted.
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This week started with warm weather and a constantly changing mix of rain and sunshine. There were tiny signs of spring beginning to poke out into the warmth and light. The snowdrops in my parent's front yard are in full bloom, and many other bulbs will follow with their blooms soon! I love this time of year, when new greenery appears nearly every day. I know soon enough my impatience for long summer days of hiking in the mountains will make me tire of spring, but for now I'll continue to be on high alert for every sign of spring.
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Spring! It's still two weeks until Daylight Savings Time begins, and three until spring officially begins, but it has consistently felt like spring for weeks. This post from Cliff Mass reassured me that I'm not crazy for feeling spring has begun well before the calendar says it has. Here in the Seattle area, we're just lucky to have more spring than anyone else in the country. I love these transitional times, where two season push up against each other. In some places there are only bare branches and dead leaves, while in others spring is in full bloom.
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