Last week I was at a conference for work held in Raleigh NC. A side trip was arranged one evening to visit the recently completed $115M library at NC State. It was colorful, impressive, and considering the building I work in, a little depressing. The main reading lounge The media wall Colorful staircase Funky sofa-like chair Another funky chair Giant robotic book retrieval system.

Great pictures! Beautiful duck, cute poser donkey, lucky shot of the lama. My niece was taking a similar shot and suddenly she was literally covered in slime, he spit all over her. Her daughter was taking a video so it was all captured on the video and we got to see it. So funny! Nita I will never remember that you are trikequeen, trikequeen Nita!

We're leaving early morning Tuesday for a Caribbean cruise. Among the places we will go is St. Maarten/St. Martin. This is on the French side at Grand Case beach. I'll be back online on April 8.

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!