To everything, there is a season...

January has such a bad rep.
Middle of Winter.
Cold slushy streets and entryways (up North, that is).
Low gray skies.
You get the picture.

But, it's also when you start to see the lighting eastern sky during swim workouts.

Our pool has a glass block wall that faces east. As spring approaches, you can see the sky begin to get lighter as the workout winds down. It's a measure of whether the current set is close to being the last set. It's a tease.

There are some magnificent sunrises that I've seen through that glass block wall. They've started to come back.