casey, beautiful photo! It's been a long cold winter here too... there are no signs of spring yet and they're predicting 15" of snow today and a high/low of 15F/0F tomorrow. :( For signs of spring, how about some of my easter eggs from last year?! At least it can compete with the color in your photo. ;p

socks, I have done 18 puzzles since this past November 1st. I have a lot of time to fill. Other than doing all the cooking and most of the dishes involved, keeping the laundry done up and the clutter of an expert clutterer organized, I don't do much at home. I can do some very light household chores but dh does most of the cleaning and all of the yard work. I am not a daytime tv watcher at all, so I fill the time between chores with reading and puzzles.

I meant to post this yesterday, but forgot to hit submit. caseynfld's picture reminds me of this one of mine from Iguazu Falls in Brazil.

Lovely planter of herbs, Jim. What kind are they? I recognize only the basil on the left. A friend had an assortment of herbs planted beside her house, and it was a wonderfully aromatic area!