| DATE | SPECIAL AWARENESS |
| February 11 | International Day of Women and Girls in Science |
| February 11 | Promise Day |
| February 12 | Darwin Day (his birthday) |
| February 12 | Hug Day |
| February 13 | World Radio Day |
| February 13 | Kiss Day (why can’t we kiss and hug on the same day?) |
| February 14 | Valentine’s Day |
| February 14 | World Whale Day |
Poem by Sylvia Mattingly – January 10, 2016
with a first kiss of snow on a january day
perhaps winter at last has something to say
after patiently biding its time to alight
it has covered the earth with a blanket of white
it is not as though winter has come without warning
the animals sensed it on yesterday’s morning
with instinctual nature that leads them to know
when to gather and store for the coming of snow
as the whitetail deer hungrily forage on grass
the squirrels in my yard bury acorns en masse
and i watch them and learn from their God given ways
that teach me to ready for the hardest of days
now that winter has come in a vision of white
and has hung up its coat in the dark depths of night
we can rest in the peace that the snow comes with reason
and trust without doubt that we need this cold season
eventually the coldness of winter will wane
and the passing of time will ensure the spring rain
but for now we must live with a sky full of gray
and a first kiss of snow on a january day
Crooked Creek by Sue Mattingly 