“In my moments of rest I dream of things to come.  Spring bulbs and blooming branches.  For now I am content with the naked trees and I revel in my amorous thoughts toward their gnarled branches.  Spring is coming and winter is a blessing.”

-FLA, January 22nd, 2010

“January is the quietest month in the garden.  …  But just because it looks quiet doesn’t mean that nothing
is happening.  The soil, open to the sky, absorbs the pure rainfall while microorganisms convert tilled-under
fodder into usable nutrients for the next crop of plants.  The feasting earthworms tunnel along, aerating
the soil and preparing it to welcome the seeds and bare roots to come.”
-  Rosalie Muller Wright

“There are two seasonal diversions that can ease the bite of any winter.
One is the January thaw.  The other is the seed catalogues.”
-   Hal Borland