I shot a pretty Camellia yesterday, but since I already did one a couple weeks ago, I thought I might search out something else this morning. I stopped by the Louisiana School for Math Sciences and the Arts, and checked with my friend Joe, their grounds-keeper. He pointed me to some, get this, snapdragons! Yes, in the middle of December after two frosts, he has coaxed a bed of snaps to keep us cheerful. _http://www.sonc.com/friday_12_16_2005.htm_ (http://www.sonc.com/friday_12_16_2005.htm) If you are off for the holidays next week, I'll try to have some more cheer waitng for you when you get back. Thanks for the many notes you've sent me, and Blessed Holidays to you all. Regards, Sonny http://www.sonc.com Natchitoches, Louisiana Oldest continuous settlement in La Louisiane égalité, liberté, crawfish