I looked all over for this pic yesterday, then stumbled acrossed it this morning. Another Madagascar Palm, The kids decided to decorate it for Christmas a couple years ago. Ron

No fog here this morning. Lots of sunshine and it's currently 62º. We are so fortunate to have this string of warmer weather. The cold will come soon enough. I have a couple of pictures of the "red" that is around me right now. The first is my little japanese maple tree and the second is what is coming up after planting a couple of "helicopters" from what I thought was the japanese maple. Now I'm not to sure what I have. :)

Socks - this is an actual apartment (if you can call it that!) and yes, is extremely ornate. Napoleon III didn't live there, since the rooms were used for entertaining and housing guests of the State. The apartment was built between 1854 and 1861 by the architect Hector Lefuel and refurbished in later years. The Louvre was the residence of the Kings of France until King Louis XIV moved to the Palace of Versailles in 1682.

Unfortunately, we can't keep the kitty, although she is doing a very thorough job of worming her way into my heart. We travel a lot and will be gone for four months early next year. She is a doll - very calm yet playful, confident, friendly and smart as a whip. She loves shoes and is currently sleeping with her head inside of one of my Sketchers. I can't imagine she'll have a hard time finding a home. I put up posters around town and posted her to two local FB groups, but not a nibble. Taking her to our local (no kill) shelter in the morning before I get anymore attached than I already am!