Winter Activity

I was just thinking that this year for  touted "down" market, it seems that there is a rustling of more activity than usual at least here in this neck of the woods.  Now I am not saying that business is booming or anything even remotely close.  It is more just the subtle rustlings of activity.  I guess that I could compare it to the dawning of spring;  you see a bud pop out here or there, you here a few birds begin to chirp or a few blades of green grass flourish.  That is how it feels.  I may be fooled, but, I sense the dawning of an excellent spring slowly getting set in place.  I wonder how the rest of you perceive things.  Maybe we are missing the signs of a better year for business.