Despite the odd weather this year, winter has still felt rather long. Have always lived in the north, I'm used to the short, cold, sleepy winter days and long, manic summer nights. I love the 24 hours of daylight at the height of summer. I love the mountains, the ocean, the glaciers, everything, really </flowerpower>. There is so much change in the world and no matter how chaotic human life gets, nature is still the constant force in my life. The stars are always "up there," the waves always operate the same way, and the sky is always blue, even if you can't see it because of cloud cover or pollution.

I think about these kinds of Truths when life gets crazy. This spring has proven to be especially chaotic and I don't see that changing over the next couple of months. With that change comes opportunity, and I would rather have that opportunity in the summer, when I'm out doing things, than in the winter, when I tend to hole myself up and get caught up on personal projects.

So, let's see what the summer of 2014 has in store, aside from the seasonal drop in heating expenses. ;)