There's something about the sunshine in the Pacific Northwest that makes people go crazy, especially in the winter. The sidewalks and parks of downtown Seattle were packed with walkers, sightseers, joggers, strollers, dogs, and window shoppers; all squinting through scratched sunglasses that have been in storage for a year, like moles yanked up into daylight. We even had a visit from my aunt from Wisconsin and we were willing to walk all the way down to the bottom of the property through the mucky, snow-and- flood-flattened grass.
Out here on the hillside, even the mountains peeked out from behind clouds and showed their snowy peaks and flood waters seemed to sparkle a bit. The sun prompted cleaning up of the hoop houses and moving the compost, mainly, I think, just for the thrill of being outside and on a dry tractor. Although it is still cold, it seems easier to don the jacket and boots for a walk outside, even if it is to meander through the field to survey flood damage and just "check on things" or even to collect the mail. The chickens were just as excited to get out of the run and scratch in real dirt and grass. Added to our sun-induced euphoria was a great Steelers win to send them to the Superbowl. Football seems to have been invented for slow winters to give us something to cheer about and a reason to be excited. Especially when your team is winning.
There's something about the sunshine in the Pacific Northwest that makes people go crazy, especially in the winter. The sidewalks and parks of downtown Seattle were packed with walkers, sightseers, joggers, strollers, dogs, and window shoppers; all squinting through scratched sunglasses that have been in storage for a year, like moles yanked up into daylight. We even had a visit from my aunt from Wisconsin and we were willing to walk all the way down to the bottom of the property through the mucky, snow-and- flood-flattened grass. 
Out here on the hillside, even the mountains peeked out from behind clouds and showed their snowy peaks and flood waters seemed to sparkle a bit. The sun prompted cleaning up of the hoop houses and moving the compost, mainly, I think, just for the thrill of being outside and on a dry tractor. Although it is still cold, it seems easier to don the jacket and boots for a walk outside, even if it is to meander through the field to survey flood damage and just "check on things" or even to collect the mail. The chickens were just as excited to get out of the run and scratch in real dirt and grass. Added to our sun-induced euphoria was a great Steelers win to send them to the Superbowl. Football seems to have been invented for slow winters to give us something to cheer about and a reason to be excited. Especially when your team is winning.
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