013 in the white hiatus of winter~

[split_the_gates]

Whew!  The past couple of weeks have been quiet, have they not?  By now, I have seen about five different types of snow - powdery, wet, icy, clumpy, and just right for making balls to throw at Neji.  But the days are lengthening, the snow is melting, and the first signs of spring are in the air.  Nature's variety is beautiful and awe-inspiring; I have not felt this refreshed in a month.

It is almost time.  They will not know what hit them.