If the sun shows up or the moon and stars appear, stop, drop everything and head outside. It could be weeks before you’ll see them again.
Today, the forecast promised clouds and 95% chance of rain. But the clouds drifted apart in the late morning so we headed down to the river trail. We had a good hour of gorgeous light. A few blooms at the Eugene Rose Garden had not got the season memo.
In the racing water of the Willamette River, we saw lesser scaups, common mergansers, mallards, Canada geese, and a lone great blue heron standing on an enormous log in the main channel. We figured he was digesting a big old bull frog caught in one of the side channels earlier. Or maybe he was just digging on the sun as the river swept by.
Susan Palmer's Exquisite Now 
3 responses to “The January Rule”
Yes! The January Rule 🤣 I have the same philosophy over here in the Nordics. Except today: it’s just too cold. This is an indoors day
I feel that! It brings me back to my years in Alaska. That’s why Oregon is my home now. I ran from the dark more than the cold. But I do miss (only sometimes) the impossibly bright winter sun glinting off perfect snow.
We almost never have sun and snow at the same time. Quite rare. The endless darkness is exhausting, yes! And the winters last sooo long. Good for you for getting away!