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In other areas I am pretty sure a sunny afternoon goes mostly unnoticed.  I will never forget when visiting my cousin in Arizona several years ago that she never took her morning coffee outside just to sit and soak up the sunshine. Later I realized that a sunny morning was the norm in her parts nothing to get excited about.

A sunny morning or a sunny afternoon gets me way super excited.  We see sunshine a little (okay, much) differently around here. We practically worship it when it comes out. Everywhere you go, there's a mention to the gorgeous weather.

I walked through the garden dreaming of late July when not much dirt is showing because it is covered in a sea of green (on a good year). I see the lower yard becoming a series of raised beds. I envision flowers and hear chickens. I smell fresh cut grass. I hope to set up a scene on the deck that looks something like this.

Sometime during the night, the clouds rolled in. This afternoon is going to look completely different than yesterday did. I remind myself that it is February and this is to be expected.