1-3-10 Mind Wanders Towards Spring

It snowed about an inch last night, but remained really cold today. This is what is left of my flowering pots on the deck. There was a spike plant in the middle, surrounded by white, pastel pink, & dark pink impatients. When it's this cold, my mind wanders towards Spring.

1-2-10 A Kansas Winter Sunset

Although today's weather was gray, cold, & dreary, with snow showers predicted for later tonight, the clouds parted for a brief moment to show a Kansas sunset.