Although we’ve had some warm weather, it's still winter. But as a tease, paper-whites are opening up in the yard, and red maples are already showing their bright flowers. Fragrant Daphnes and a ...

At the time of this writing, it is not quite winter, calendrically speaking. But outside my window it is cold and rainy and gray, with a flicker at the birdfeeder, and 3 saucy squirrels below it.