Spring is about to burst around here. It is so exciting and long-awaited,even though we had such a mild winter.

I had a dinner party last night so today I am going to take it slow. It's funny how hard I worked to bring the apartment up to "company's coming" status. I'll be searching for the things I stuffed away for weeks! We had great fun with surprise guests even. One point I must make before I forget. Always try to have friends who are younger than you are. You don't have to ditch your friends who are your age but try to incorporate some youth into the mix and you'll see how much fun it is.

Think I'll take it slow and work on my virtual photography class. I wonder if I'll ever feel confident enough to take pictures without that marvelous automatic focus/aperture setting on my camera. I spent all week looking for my battery charger and battery. I am simply going at too fast a pace to keep track of my belongings. I found the charger and may well go to Rye Camera and get a battery because that has simply not turned up, pray as I might to St. Anthony. Can't complain, he did a good job with the charger.

Here are some photos to remind you that spring and summer are coming. I love the one with the dogs.

Can you imagine living with this crew?

I love the light at this time of year.