What would life be without hope? The teaser weather out there, 60F/17C with a sunny sky, is delicious and totally un-February like and feels so good. At lunchtime I let the sunshine soak my face to catch up on some wintry vitamin D deprivation, and revel in the illusion that spring might be right around the corner. The breeze felt so balmy and I opened the windows to let the air in. After three months of cold and dark and gray this unexpected weather intermission is so welcome and bright.

Sometimes it's hard to wait, whether for spring or for something else. But what would life be without hope? Hope keeps us going, whether we yearn for spring or for something else.