A couple old pictures. I never cease to be amazed at the craftsmanship in nature.

A hornets nest

Jim, how does a Euro compare to the US dollar.

Nicole, you will remember this one. Gazania, a dollar is equal to .8195 Euro.

Yep...Teddy was a gorgeous horse. Your friend drew him well too! :0) Has she drawn Carmelita?

A 15 Euro Thai Salad is about $18.25 US. We were unable to locate any place that took US dollars. Euros or credit cards and most of these places were on the beach and credit cards just didn't work.

jim....that's expensive! Did you eat at touristy places? In Ubud we had a white table cloth, white cloth napkins--fancy dinner for 2 w/ a little anise after dinner drink = $6 total We paid in rupees.

We were on a morning tour. We did not eat local, we returned to the ship. Free (in a way).

Nicole, Colleen painted Carmelita. It's just ok. It was her very first try at oil painting so it still is good.

Sabboth, your cat reminds me so much of my little Milo....that gray fur on the belly and the big fluffy tail.

Lgmd.....I had one of those paper hornet nests hanging in my classroom for many years. It was just hanging from a small branch with the air conditioner blowing on it, yet it stayed in tact all those years. Amazing. Birds probably use the paper for nests.Thanks for the pic.

murraysmom.....Dang! That girl has skills! Carmelita's little shiny nose....just perfect!!!!!!!!!

LOL, thanks, Nicole. Yes, she is an amazing artist. You should see her stuff now! She did a painting of an eagle that you would swear you could reach out and touch it live!! Her attention to details is wonderful. She did my painting from a photo that I emailed to her. And that was her first attempt at oil painting. Prior she had done almost exclusive drawing, sometimes using colored pencils. She is an engineer by trade.

Moni, I love your picture. Can you imagine the talent it takes to do something like that? Fantastic!! Thanks for sharing that one.