A Normal Winter Seems Abnormal Somehow

Yep. it's snowing again. This snow has a different consistency than those before. This one is a slushy, sloppy mess. The kind of snow you usually get this time of year. The kind that freezes overnight and makes the path to the bird feeder the next morning an icy adventure. This seems like one very long winter.

To tell the truth, it's not longer than normal. It just seems that way. I have apparently gotten used to those mild winters of recent years. Normal doesn't seem normal anymore, it just seems long. It's difficult to believe now that I was excited to see the first snow last fall. I was. I love the change of seasons; the new beginnings. It's the endings that are hard.