RED POINTED TULIPS ,JUST BARELY OPENING UP, A LOAF OF BREAD,A GIFT FROM A FRIEND,STILL WARM FROM THE OVEN THIS BREAD,TO BE ENJOYED WITH DABS OF GARLIC BUTTER!!! THE STOVE IS PURRING SOFTLY,THE WIND IS STILL SO COLD ,RAIN IN THE AIR, BUT, MAYBE SUN NEXT WEEK!! THE BOAT IS SLOWLY GETTING READY FOR THE BIG JOURNEY NORTH ,THE JOY TO BE OUT THERE,TO SEEK AND TO FIND ALL THESE WONDERFUL WILD PLACES WITH BEARS,WHALES,SEA LIONS,TO GAZE INTO THEIR FACES WHILE SITTING IN MY KAYAK ,AT WATER’S LEVEL,OH SO CLOSE,BETWEEN SEAWEED ,SHELLS ,SMALL FISH AND CRABS,WHICH ARE HOLDING ONTO THE KELP ,FILTERED SUNLIGHT STREAMING THROUGH.