A few resolute leaves dangled precariously on the otherwise stark limbs of the mid-Winter trees while a flock of grackle squawked and chortled in the distance, gloating as they attempted to masquerade as foliage.  At once, they took to the skies, again leaving the tree mostly leafless. As we look for ways…

February refused to be type cast.  Her stony, cold bosom softened as her reticence waned.  In a month known for some of our largest snow falls and blizzards, February brought mild-temperatures and rain, a beacon in an otherwise bleak and inhospitable season. Winter can be tough.  For those who despise the…