THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 19th.

Day 283.

It is worthy of note that the sun is shining today...the second such day of 2004 here in the usually grey, grey state of Hessen.

And daylight hourse are almost back to tolerable parameters. Each day we gain nearly 3 minutes...meaning an additional hour and a half daylight every day.

I feel as if I may just be on the cusp of emerging from the January funk into which I'd fallen. I sure hope so.

C'mon springtime. C'mon home Darling.