Day 85 Looking Forward, Looking Back

So the calendar tells us it's the first day of spring.  Poppycock!  It was 14 degrees when I walked into work today at 10:30 a.m. with 25 mph winds.  Come on!  I seriously can't take this cold anymore.

Then I think, look forward, spring forward!  Look how far you've come--85 paintings! Woohoo!  Um, and then I made the mistake of looking at the mountain in front of me--280 paintings to go.  Mon dieu!  What was I thinking when I started this adventure?????  I remind myself, don't look at the mountain top, baby--especially on a frigid, imposter spring day!  Just put one foot in front of the other...