It is one day minus four weeks to spring.  My countdown has started.  It has been a little warmer for a few days but the temperature is going down again.  I keep checking the ten day forecast but it does not bode much relief from the cold.  Not yet anyway.  And there might be more snow on the horizon.  Will this winter ever end?

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.