It’s been difficult to write for the past week. It’s been horrible to see the videos from Japan, with the loss of life, and so much destruction. But my sister reminded me that it’s uplifting to see pretty pictures, so I’m back with some.

This bright boy has been hanging around for the last couple of day.

I wish the camera could pick up the metallic shimmers in these beads. They just gleam!



Spring is on the way. It was over 50 yesterday, and the snow is melting. I had a flock of Canadian geese fly over, and a sandhill crane. I cracked my bedroom window a bit more last night, and could hear the cranes down by the river. I am so ready for it, it’s been a long and hard winter. We had over 80” of snow this winter.