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§ Little by little each day the sunset creeps back towards 6:00pm. On Monday temperatures rose into the 20s after being in the low single digits for the past few weeks. The roads finally thawed. § Winter is the one opportunity I have to see all of the paths the various neighborhood animals take through my yard as they leave their imprints in the snow. Stray cats mostly meander around shoveled paths while deer trudge from point A to B in long straight lines, indifferent to the deep snow.
§ I’m officially on ramp watch—assuming the ramps I planted last year survived the winter I should see them sprout as early as this month. § Aside from the garlic, which is still going strong, I found a mystery plant sprouting up in my vegetable patch. I think it might be ornamental allium? § I saw a rabbit lounging in the front garden and the chipmunks are out in full force.