As the calendar strikes half-past-February, there’s a noticeable change in the atmosphere. The air is still cold enough that I risk frostbite by gripping my steering wheel in the morning, but the sun is bright enough throughout the day that I can pretend I might go to Greenlake after work. Tonight, the sun will set over the Olympic Mountains at 5:31 PM, the latest since daylight savings time began on November 5th. The Pacific Northwest is beginning to emerge from its ice chrysalis. It’s Valentine’s Day, a day of celebrating love and relationships. There are dozens of reasons to start to take heart as a long and difficult winter comes to an end, but one stands above the rest.
Baseball is Really, Mostly Back
