Not your usual February, and walking along the river

This February feels different.

I don't quite have a sense of what to expect as it plays out.

Today, as I write, I see a covering of fresh snow. The rain that fell over the last few days is frozen under the snow. The streets are icy and very slick. The cars move slowly, cautiously, along the road I can see from the house. The day feels more like it belongs in early December.

The intermittent rains and snows will come, or so the weather forecasts tell me, and the snow will melt and the rain and snow will soak in and charge the aquifers. The charged aquifers will feed the streams and rivers throu...