Jane..Oh boy, I am almost afraid to look!! Thank you. Chris: You have got to be kidding me right? That is one of my favorite nurseries for many plants I can't get from others! I was just there last week and they were about to have a HUGE sale on all their out of flower orchids..I think it is happening now..They had quite a few set up on one table..You better hit that place as soon as today..lol $2 ? That is a much better deal than mine..You are so lucky to live close to that place..You should see their "corpse plant" there.. Nick..They must still look awsome..I tell you..The ones in my yard at my house in the Tropics grow the nicest and biggest, some fragrant flower you could ever see while the leaves look like garbage..lol. I once found a Tarantula coming out of one.. Thanks everyone..Happy Friday Mike

Sarah - I actually saw a link from a different forum to Stephen's brother's pictures, which were cool. It's amazing how the banders can capture them and then hold them for examination, since these little birds seem so fragile! That's interesting about the hummer downtown here. I wouldn't be surprised because there are alot of parks scattered around and a nice emphasis on planting trees and shrubs and perennials whereever possible downtown. As it is, I managed to capture a few pictures of some fledgling American Kestrels that had apparently come from a nest on the roof of the building where I work which is a couple blocks from the Delaware River in Olde City. And early last week, I saw a pair of Great Blue Herons in the Wissahickon Creek right near where the 92nd Police District building is along Lincoln Dr. I have never seen those birds before in the wild (let alone in the city) and was floored by their size and graceful stance while standing in the water. If I could have pulled over to take a picture of them, I would have but I was on my way to work and there was no place to pull into. They were gorgeous in the early morning light and mist. I have this mental image of a watercolor painting of what I saw. The variety of birds that have been really making their presence known here in the city is amazing. They seem to be adapting so far, right along with the squirrels and pigeons! LOL

sanveann-I am not trying to upset the apple cart but I am in MI also and I am attaching a couple of post snips that I found helpful in trying to orient rooms to capture as much sunlight as possible for solar gain as well as brighter spaces. If the image is too hard to read and you want to look at it further the link is: http://ths.gardenweb.com/forums/load/build/msg0820382523166.html and it's about half way down. Because we don't get all that much sunlight during certain long cold and gray seasons I thought this might interest you too. The link is something else another poster shared on maximizing light and comfort in spaces. I hope it's helpful to you. Here is a link that might be useful: Room Orientation for Sunlight

Haha -- one of those times guys get to use more power and feel like a real guy. Just happy no one powereed the car off of the rock and into a fence or bulding. I've lived in that worled at times. Oue kitties lived nice, long lives. We had them almost 19 years and one was about a year old wen we got her (both shelter kitties). I can't complain, and I wasn't ready for another cat for a while, but I have been missing them lately. We'll see...... Merry Christmas and warm kittie snuggles to all.