Beautiful crisp sunshine and temperatures below zero ....

"Every gardener knows that under the cloak of winter lies a miracle ... a seed waiting to sprout, a bulb opening to the light, a bud straining to unfurl.  And the anticipation nurtures our dream."
Barbara Winkler

"Winter is the time for comfort, for good food and warmth, for the touch of a friendly hand and for a talk beside the fire:  it is the time for home."  
Edith Sitwell

“February is just plain malicious. It knows your defences are down."
Katherine Paterson