Because in February the days were really getting longer….

Because in February the days were really getting longer and you could see it, if you really looked. You could see how at the end of each day the world seemed cracked open and the extra light made its way across the stark trees, and promised. It promised, that light, and what a thing that was.

Elizabeth Strout, Olive, Again (Olive Kitteridge, #2)

February is when you start to notice the change, if you’re paying attention — the light lingering longer at the end of the day, slipping through buildings and bare branches, carrying quiet promises of what’s coming next. I came across this lovely quote while reading Olive, Again by Elizabeth Strout, and it felt like the perfect way to describe this moment when winter begins to loosen its grip.