We're gaining over six minutes of daylight every day; our total is nearing seven hours in Fairbanks today. The sun is shining brightly, the sunrises and sunsets are gorgeous and have a noticeable beginning and end. In other words, they no longer blend together into a day-long phenomenon, which sounds amazing but means that the sun never rises fully above the horizon. As the sun rises and shines down on my cabin, I watch my thermometer creep up a couple of degrees. Soon the sun will be strong enough to warm life on the surface of this earth, here in Fairbanks. It's that time of year when we all start to feel spring fever. We have to remind each other that it's only nearly February, that cold snaps are likely right around the corner yet, that coats are still a necessity when walking farther than the outhouse. Still, it feels good, sun breathing life back into everything.
