The ice in our driveway was finally breaking up. It had gotten warmer. And we were having some more warm weather–fifties and sixties. For weeks it had become dangerous just to walk to our cars. The driveway was iced up. It was a combination of cold temperatures and several snowstorms in a small framework of time. Today I will start to break up the ice. Tomorrow it will hit sixty. Hopefully by then all the snow and ice will be gone.

We are in the second week of winter now.  I will forget about the countdown sometimes.  Other times I will do the math.  It is a game for me.  We are in for some frigid temperatures.  Single teens.  I am wondering whether we will face any big snow storms.  We will see.  We are in the middle of winter.  There is no doubt about it now.  My periodic countdown is a way I have of marking the end of that season and awaiting spring.  As you can tell I am not too thrilled with the cold weather.  I just bear it and make sure I am properly dressed for the day.