A Good Scritch!

Dear Diary,

There is definitely a change in the air!  The birds seem to be singing for joy and there is much to-ing and fro-ing going about.  Rudy is enjoying a good scritch and grooming all over.  Perhaps there is a lady friend he wants to impress!

Today they are promising near 50F and rain which will make a nice change from single digits and snow!  Everyone is feeling the energy and promise of spring in the air.

People always ask me why I choose to live here in this harsh climate but it is, in a way, the harshness that appeals to me.  But most of all it is the distinct seasons that keep me here. Each offers something unique and it is refreshing and invigorating!  After this winter the first daffodil will have even greater meaning for me.

"Spring passes and one remembers one's innocence
Summer passes and one remembers one's exuberance
Autumn passes and one remembers one's reverence
Winter passes and one remembers one's perseverance."


Yoko Ono, Season of Glass