Yes, I am already bored with January and with winter. Brown grass and cold temps and very little activity. I need to psyche myself up for the next few weeks.
I looked at my photo files yesterday and the apple tree bloomed last year on February 2.
The first flower bloomed on February 15.
Patience, patience, patience…
We can do this!
I AM walking more. I have found that my “once more around the yard” is a good plan, even though it may seem wimpy to those of you walking miles and miles on your treadmills. I feed the birds each and every day, unless it is raining, so at least that means I am consistent about walking. I plan to resume walking down to the highway soon. I’m not sure of the distance, but it is more. That’s all that is important right now.
And I am fully aware that my friends and family are enduring weather that would make me cringe- LOTS of snow, MUCH lower temperatures, and no grass in sight! They are also facing a longer winter, so I can’t complain too much. If I start feeling sorry for myself I have only to recall our year in Iowa! I’ll take Oklahoma’s crazy unpredictable winter any year over Iowa’s predictable months and months of snow.
So…I will try to be appreciative of January.
Patience, patience, patience…
Why is that so difficult for me?
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