Why I hate February!!

I am often asked why I hate February - and the answer is simple - it is ugly!!!! February is a three color month - gray - brown - and what I call a greenbrown. The greenbrown is the color I give to the evergreens of North Idaho. They really don't stay that pretty green they are in May or June - they turn a dirty brown green in February. You have to take my word on this cause I forgot to take a picture of it. Now I will prove my point with pictures.

Here is the gray - or part of the gray. Most mornings you wake up to fog. Fog that lingers all day till about 3 in the afternoon. Lets us not forget that sunset is at 5 this time of year. Wow - two whole hours to look at brown.

Actually , I don't know if this is brown or gray - but it isn't white. Our pretty snow is no longer - pretty. Just more ugly!!! Then there is the MUD!!

This is the road I drive on in my bus. Lovely MUD. :(

This is how my bus looks. It used to be yellow - now it is brown!!!

What is this you ask? The back of my black pants after I walk through the mud to get to my brown bus that I drive through the mud to get all the little angels that track that mud into my bus. You would not believe what I sweep everyday.

This is just one of the lovely potholes that I have to drive around in both my car and bus. Lovely February condition of our roads. Note the color - gray!!!

And if you are lucky enough to find a garden - this is what you find. Different shades of brown with a little gray mixed in. You will note I say if you are lucky enough to find a garden - because this snow is NOT GOING AWAY!!!

Note the date - yes - if these berms are this high now can you guess how tall they where in January?
Here is my house - brown - gray with a little greenbrown on the side. I find myself looking at the crayons that I have here for my grand kids - just to remember what color is. I so look forward to March - March brings hope - March just takes over and brings in Spring. March is great because it isn't February.