WARNING!!! SNAKES!!! The puzzle that I have spent 4 full evenings trying to solve. Just 9 pieces to drive one crazy. Finally solved it late last evening. More a stroke of luck than talent.

Jim- I was going to post that tomorrow! I am posting Boston pictures in honor of the upcoming holiday. You beat me to the punch :)

Last night I went kayaking with a local paddling group on the reservoir. At one point I heard this whooshing noise, and shortly thereafter this balloon came over the trees.

It passed right over us and seemed no more than 50 feet up.

and then continued down the reservoir, rising up of the hill on the other side.

It turned out that the balloonist knew one of the people in our group, and they sent a picture that they had taken from the balloon of me in my kayak.

Bob- that's awesome!

Seriously awesome Bob!

Bob, what fun!

Bob, I can't make out your face! Those pics are so cool!

Standing in front of medieval citadel, La Cité, in Carcassonne, southern France. The citadel has numerous watchtowers
and double-walled fortifications, and the first walls were built in Gallo-Roman times. It is a Unesco Heritage Site. 2nd photo shows the church inside the walls.

Cream Veranda Rose

I wanted to try some mint potted on my balcony. I threw out a request on Freecycle and got a number of people wanting to give me some. One was a neighbour just down the street, so I took my pot and I now have some spearmint. I'm thrilled!

Your cats will want to eat it! Mine always went crazy for it just like catnip.

What a cool photo, Bob!

Oh crap, Raven!!! Bud is a real plant hog. I bought a nice little Money Tree (Pachira) thinking that Bud wouldn't like it. Wrong! I've got little holes and chewed ends in the leaves. I had it hanging above the sink but now it's too big for there. Sigh.

My Tony the Tiger loved digging into my Money Tree. It is now outside; I'll have to figure out what to do with it if it ever cools down here.