It happens every January and lasts well through April. I'm talking major "cabin fever". The snowbanks are as tall as I am and the temperatures fall way below freezing. So goes the climate in Wisconsin. I start out feeling just the tiniest twinge of restlessness and soon it balloons into feeling claustrophobic in my own house. I get cranky and irritable. I try not to have a negative attitude about winter but, each year, when January rolls around, the trapped and closed-in feelings return like clockwork. I'm a person who loves to dig in the dirt, planting seeds and bulbs and watching the magic happen. I love sunshine, warmth and balmy breezes so, why do I live in a climate with a growing season of four months??
To lift my spirits, I am posting a picture of my blooming perennial border in all it's summer glory. For now, I will have to be content with looking at my pictures and dreaming of the new gardening season ahead. I can already smell the heady scent of spring as I dig into the soil.......
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