And that’s my opinion from the blue, blue sky
by chuckofish
“Is not January the hardest month to get through? When you have weathered that, you get into the gulfstream of winter, nearer the shores of spring.”
–Henry David Thoreau, 1858
Hiroshige–“Snow Falling on a Town”
dual personalities 
I’ll drink (my morning coffee) to that — but February isn’t much better. I don’t really consider myself near spring until we finally get to March. I love the Hiroshige.
Yes, January is tough. It’s only made more so because I’m living every day with the knowledge that I officially get to start my *promotion* the first week in February!
I started in this business February 1, 1982. We’d had an 18″ snowfall Saturday and Sunday and when I gotin to my new office no one but the Receptionist was there.
She said, “Who are you?”
But February 1st is a good day to start someting.
January is the worst. But, I love that painting!
All of your Thoreau quotes as of late are making me want to give him another chance! I tend to get more bogged down by February than January, but you know it’ll all be over before we know it–and SPRING BREAK will be here!
I know–HDT has been speaking to me recently–we are on the same page.
Pitchers and catchers report in a week or two! It’s all downhill from there so cheer up everybody.