celebrate the small wins

my house sits on a gently sloping hill down to a very large cattail bed on the edge of a small but picturesque metro lake. the slope is north facing. for artists, north facing light is often ideal. it is soft and diffuse. i love my north facing light and make good use of it. without your probably realizing it, my north-facing 45th parallel light is one of the signatures of STILL. but for three weeks of every year, i curse my north facing exposure. spring arrives at my house two weeks later than the rest of the twin cities, which is already three weeks behind 95% of the rest of the country. it hurts. i still have two feet of snow, no patchy bald spots of lawn poking through. heck, i don’t even have tree circles yet. so, to say that i am craving a little color is an understatement. the truth is, i am getting a little coo-coo. i literally considered hooking up a hose to the kitchen sink so i could run hot water over the deck to try and melt the snow and ice so at least the deck would be clear and sorta-kinda look like spring. see? i’m going a little batty. luckily, steve brought the potted geraniums we had on the dock into the house last fall, and we have been enjoying geranium blooms for the past month. it’s a small win. but all i got are small wins right now.

geranium leaves and buds