Nicole, last week you asked if the Matilija Poppy had stickers like the Prickly Poppy and I told you I would check on the next hike that I found more Matilijas. That turned out to be Wed. night. A close examination showed that there are no stickers whatsoever on the Matilija. Jodi-

The view from our hotel window this morning - we'll be leaving the hotel in about an hour to board. Can't wait!

Venus Through Water Drops Image Credit & Copyright: John Bell Explanation: Now the brilliant "star" in planet Earth's evening skies, Venus is captured in this creative astrophotograph. Taken with a close-focusing lens on January 18 from Milton Keynes, UK, it shows multiple images of the sky above the western horizon shortly after sunset. The images were created by water drops on a glass pane fixed to a tree. Surface tension has drawn the water drops into simple lens-like shapes. Refracting light, the drops create images that are upside-down, so the scene has been rotated to allow comfortable right-side up viewing of a macro-multiple-skyscape.

Our son, Virgin Islands, he accepted a Marshal job there for 2 yrs, wife and dog there too!