We got a real winter in Vermont this year, by which I mean it snowed a lot, got cold and remained snowy and cold for over three months. That's how it should be. Other years, we get locked in what feels like an endless freeze-thaw-freeze-thaw cycle that wreaks havoc upon our dirt road. Mind you, the road suffers in March regardless but at least we got a few months of normal (if often slippery) first.
We are entering what is colloquially known as mud season. It can be a depressing time. Often cloudy and wet - plenty of moisture on the ground even if it isn't currently falling from the sky. Mud is messy.
On the other hand...
The days are longer now. It's suddenly darker in the morning because of the time change but it's lighter later which is almost a fair trade. And now we have more colors. Granted, it's shades of brown and grey but that's more than we've been seeing for several months. We still have a couple more months before green takes over. I saw a lot of happy walkers and even happier dogs on my most recent neighborhood walk.
We're not out of the woods yet on snow. Nearly every year brings a big March snowstorm. Our first "winter" here, we got 20 inches of snow in a single April day. But spring is definitely on its way.
That is a wonderful thing.
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