It's been a tough winter, but it's light at 5:00 now -- the energy has changed, and winter's running on empty.  Soon there will be birds.  Time to open our hearts to change, to new things. 

Candlemas is interesting as a harbinger -- it's often cold, but the sunlight is definitely increased, and it's just a question of overcoming the reservoir of cold in the soil and water before spring manifests.  

You can look at the progression as:

So what's that about deworming?

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