Where Did February Go? Part Two

Tomorrow is the last day of February.  Granted, February is the shortest month...but, seriously!  Where did the month go??!!

February 2015 - A fleeting reverie lost in time never to be recovered.

I downloaded the Day One journal App to help electronically record my days.  I also wrote the old-fashioned way with a pen in my hardbound paper-filled journal.  I guess I could look back at all those entries to see where the month went.  I'm sure I spent the majority of my days drinking coffee, chauffeuring my daughter to her various activities, working at my part-time seasonal job, and playing Candy Soda Crush...that candy won't crush itself, you know.

"...What is your life?  You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes."  James 4:14 NIV

I do recall there were some pretty spectacular sunsets that graced the horizon during this second month of the year.

I also had the privilege of spending a few precious hours with a wonderful friend who I had not seen for quite a long time.  We enjoyed lattes and a repast in a quaint little diner in Owatonna while catching up on our busy lives.  We also discovered a true "gem" that we enjoyed photographing. Although the images do not do it justice, here are a few attempts I made at capturing what can only be described as majestic beauty.

The unique building pictured above--originally the National Farmer's Bank (currently Wells Fargo)--is considered "a jewel box of the prairie;"one of the premier pieces of Prairie School Architecture in America.  This historical building built from 1906-1908 is located in Owatonna, Minnesota, and  is the most famous of all Louis Sullivan's banks featuring gold leaf arches, murals, stained-glass windows, and decorative art designs.  It was commemorated on a US postage stamp in 1981.

So long, February.

Where Did February Go? Part One

Snow followed by cold followed by snow, followed by more cold.  That pretty much sums up most of February.  Cars, geese, and deer alike are not moving very quickly in this deep freeze.  

Some of my favorite memes that are circulating include the following:

• Who Made Elsa Mad?
• Just Keep Shoveling. Just Keep Shoveling.
• Tell us what you've done with the grass, snowman?!
• Dear Winter:  I think it's time we broke up.  I can't put up with your icy disposition any longer.
• 40 Days with lows below zero...but it's supposed to be in the teens next week.  So I got that going for me, which is nice. 

And now for some of my own memes--I call them mines.  LOL! 

I thought I had the blues, but just had the setting on my camera wrong for the snow picture, so I guess it's just cabin fever after all.

The dry air is a shock to the system.  

My skin has had enough abuse.  Winter is not all that it's cracked up to be.

I'm currently buying lotion in bulk.  I had it delivered on a pallet last week.

My electric bill surpassed my grocery budget, so I unplugged my freezer, and threw everything outside.


At least the bugs are gone! :)