Casey, I was wondering if those were Lupins. The only other places I've seen them were in Ushuaia, Argentina where the ships leave to go to Antarctica and the coldest part of Japan. Again, another hardy wildflower.

Fire downtown that started at 3 am Sunday morning. A friend of mine's husband is a firefighter. She took the picture. It was minus 13 degrees and the water froze on everything it touched. One business destroyed and others severely damaged.

The atrium is always in progress lol. I just added 2 new big hanging baskets of flowers today a yellow million bells and a mixed colors petunias and million bells the purple and white petunias are so pretty. I bought a flat of the light blue dreams wave petunias to make some mixed planters. That picture is the center of the atrium there are plants along all sides too. I put a hose automatic turn on system hooked to the yellow sprinkler so it gets watered automatically. That's essential here with our heat. I love my atrium it's my secret garden!

Really love all the photos today! Jim, when I saw David, I was struck by how magnificent the statue is. I had seen it a million times in books but walking around it in real life was awesome! We had a guide who did a great job in explaining the different aspects of this work of art.