February 5th is just about the time of year when it is no longer dark at 5 PM. You actually get to see your front door on the way home from work, with winter shutting off the lights for you just before 5:30. With the ball-foot season officially over on Sunday, that means we’re in that short little lull before baseball truly ramps up, with scenes like this one from Cincinnati earlier today there to prop up our excitement.
It’s a tad bit easier to track than Santa & Rudolph criss-crossing the sky on December 24th, and when that truck finally makes it to Goodyear, AZ, it’ll be joined shortly thereafter by the pitchers and catchers of the Cincinnati Reds, and spring training will officially begin.