To be honest, I usually like winter. I think snow is beautiful and cold weather just means fires and warm sweaters.

But this year I’m not so sanguine about it. Turns out I have a limit on my cold tolerance. Here in northern Montana it’s been stupid cold for a month.  STUPID cold. Like half the days “highs” have been negative numbers.

At what point do they stop calling -3 a High? Can we call it “Least Low” or something?

Anyway, I’m looking for signs of spring. And since imaginary worlds are always more fun than our own, I came up with ways to tell that spring is coming – fantasy style.

For me, I can tell spring is coming because the elves are smelling the lollygagging leprechauns!