I was home for lunch today, as I typically manage to do, and noted just how warm it was. The sun was shining, the snow was melting in that late winter way, as if spring were just around the corner. Seeing as we are about 4 or 5 degrees Celsius higher than our normals for this year, and some of the highs are higher then that, it is hard to be down over the January mid winter blahs.
December 21st, the winter solstice, when there is the least amount of daylight and the most darkness, is my usual "hump" day when it comes to winter. I know from that day forward the days only get longer and I trick my mind into thinking that spring is just around the corner, which isn't hard to do this year.
Seeing as I live in Canada, winter is just part of the lifestyle but that doesn't mean that I have to embrace it wholly. I am looking forward to when the trails are clear of snow again so I can run without the snow and ice.
Jeff.
