Longer

Yesterday evening, right around 5 p.m., I noticed that there was still some daylight in the sky. This made me extremely happy.

The days, they are getting longer ...

I am no fan of January or February. I have a feeling I would be, if I happened to live somewhere like Key West. Mostly, I simply do not like cold, gray weather ... and yet, here I sit, age 40, a lifelong resident of the Midwest. Where winters are always cold and gray.

What would it be like to live somewhere with moderate temperatures, all year long? Would I be happy in a place where I could not count on spending a good month or so coughing each winter? What if I lived in a place where there was simply too much sunshine?

: o

March is OK. March is unpredictable, usually, so that makes it kinda fun. March was not all that fun when I occasionally had to attend some rather chilly outdoor sporting events, but you always knew April was coming, so it was OK. And April: Well, that is my birthday month, so it has always been special.

Love May. Love June. Love July ... though by now, I am already dreading the end of summer/start of school. Love August. Love September, perhaps more than any other month. Love October, pretty much, except it is so bittersweet: Some days you can actually feel winter is on its way; other days, it is still summer. Like November a lot (in no small part because I am SO fond of Thanksgiving food!).

Love December, too. Mostly for the memories.