Residing in Northern Wisconsin there are 2 days you look forward too.
One is December 21st the winter solstice, the day we go from losing daylight hours to the increasing of daylight minute by minute day after day until you can feel the warmth of the sun and see the melting of snow and expectation builds that spring will arrive.
And the second day you look forward to is February 2nd when an erasable lethargic quadruped skulks out of its lair to determine how much longer winter will last.
I celebrate February 2nd, Groundhog Day by doing what a groundhog would do – I slog myself out of my warm domicile into the outdoors to try and foresee the future.
I step outside to be greeted by Jack Frost laughing at my optimism and as I look down I see my shadow and my shadow says to me “what are you doing here?” I try to explain but my shadow disappears into the white gray of the snow in my driveway as the sun conceals itself behind the clouds.
This helps determine the photos for this blog post – a study in black and white as I enjoy what is left of winter and anticipate the arrival of spring.
