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February 16, 2009Arcticulates ®Focusing on Alaska's BeautyAuthor: K. Fields~ ~Daydreams! ~ ~But now that the feeling has changed in the atmosphere around us from winter to a spring like quality, which I think is due to the daylight being longer now and being able to see the sun more. Thoughts of summer start taking over.
Even tho there is so much beauty in the winter season, around late February and March we tend to start looking forward to it ending. Looking forward to the warm sunny days of summer.
Winter is a season of rest and a time to relax a little. But around this time of year, All of us start getting edgy and have feelings of impatience for the winter snows to melt and for spring to begin. We realize that isn't gonna happen for another month or two. But that doesn't stop the impatience that springs up during the wait .
This is the time of the year where we still get a day or two really cold spells and the ice is still very thick on the lakes. And we still have to bundle up to stay outside for any length of time. Which is one thing that starts getting tiresome... dressing in many layers, wearing heavy coats, hats, mitten/gloves, boots scarves... etc... etc..
This is also the time of year where cabin fever really starts showing up, which can be alleviated with special lighting, or going outside and standing in the sun when it is out. This time of the year is when Cabin Fever seems to strike it's hardest, bringing out suicidal tendencies, plus physical violence rears it's ugly head.
There are plenty of things to do to help alleviate Cabin Fever symptoms. The biggest one is to get out of the house and go for a walk. The fresh air, natural lighting, and change of scene other then the four walls in the house can lighten the spirit and replace depression with new hope...
There is such a contrast between summer time sceneries and winter time sceneries that it is hard to believe it is the same place. The winter colors are full of the different shades of blues, greys, whites and black, and the summer colors are full of the different shades of greens, purples, browns, yellows. Anyone who lives in different seasonal areas will understand what I mean by this.
I am already starting to think about my garden and what I want to grow this year. Last summer the ground never warmed to where it needed to be, so the growing plants struggled. This year I am going to put some stuff over the ground, that is sorta like black plastic to help draw the warmth of the sun to the plants. Usually our summers are warm enough in the interior not to have to resort to this, but I am taking no chances this year.
Not to mention... I am really looking forward to other things that spring brings... baby wild animals! Later... K Fields See Also: Mountainous Eruptivity!
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