Thank you all, I am glad to be able to share some photos. Love to be able to look out early and see nature all around. Anneliese - there is a frog concert in the evenings, mostly peepers, but when it's warm enough the Bullies are adding the bass-notes.

Yes, I am sipping hot tea after doing some 'inside' work, after looking at the extended forecast I decided that Spring WILL start on this Sunday. Putting out my flag didn't help keep winter away, but now this is it for me!!!LOL. Don't see too many nights below freezing in the forecast for next week, so I am setting up my garden. Putting out my 'garden art' and benches. This time last year I had two different varieties of daffs in bloom, but right now they are still in bud. I ended up getting just shy of an inch of snow, and it was the heavy stuff, It is pretty much gone now, a few more flurries were hanging on, but nothing really stuck, The sun is actually out now, and I have the urge to get out there!!! The daffs are recovering as they always do, many were flattened out!! I will most likely keep Whiskey, I think after all that, I would worry about him and miss him. He did actually have a vole the other day, freshly caught!!! His skills are probably good due to being a street kitty for awhile. So he will earn his keep. Oh, flowergirl, there is no really helpful therapy for the auction, so you just bid away!! What you have to do is just keep thinking of ways and spots, to add more daylilies to your gardens, and that can be quite the challenge. cindy

Thank you all! These were taken right here in town of Beaumont, local water run off pond...too bad, some show the power pool. KT.. You have a keen eye...wouldn't have known until you mentioned. I think the time wasn't correct, it was more like 10PM Taken with... Camera Model Canon EOS 7D Shooting Date/Time 05/06/2010 4:57:45 PM Shooting Mode Shutter-Priority AE Tv( Shutter Speed ) 1/1000 Av( Aperture Value ) 14.0 Metering Mode Center-Weighted Average Metering Exposure Compensation 0 ISO Speed 800 Lens 140.0 - 400.0mm Focal Length 400.0mm Konrad

@K Schu - we had our soffits painted the same color as the trim (white), but we were going for very high contrast (black + white). Given that you've gone with a softer color, I would think it'd be okay to paint your soffits the same color as the body of the house. $5600 is a lot of money - you could put that $ towards something more important.