Lovely shot... Thanks for rolling out of bed and sharing... Date: Fri, 13 Mar 2009 09:02:15 -0500 Subject: Friday Flowers SonC From: sonc.hegr@xxxxxxxxx To: leica@xxxxxxxxxxxxx I slept really well last night, and when it was time to get up, I looked out the window and it was still dark and rainy. Tempted to call in to the office and mumble some lame excuse so I could climb back in the still-warm covers; Alas, I remembered that I had not shot your Friday Flowers, so I dressed for work. I went in and checked email, whereupon Buddy the Cat jumped in my lap for a pet-fest. You can't imagine how rare that is. He usually considers that I am only good for opening cat food and doors. He usually gives his opportunities to Kathy, but she's out of town, so, I guess it was any port in a storm. It was hard to leave my comfortable chair with a warm, loving cat purring in my lap. I remembered that I had some azaleas still in the camera from last week that I did not use, and thought, "They would never know." As I left the house I looked across at Adreen's garden, and felt guilty, so I walked over. Her flowers were mostly hanging low from the heavy rains. I drove to work and pulled into the parking lot. The little dell below our building was awash in white blooms, as the several dogwood trees had popped last night. I took the camera over and made this exposure: http://www.sonc.com/friday_march_13_2009.htm So that's the story behind how you got fresh flowers this morning despite my wish to remain under the warm covers. -- Regards, Sonny http://www.sonc.com http://sonc.stumbleupon.com/ Natchitoches, Louisiana USA _________________________________________________________________ Windows Live™ Contacts: Organize your contact list. http://windowslive.com/connect/post/marcusatmicrosoft.spaces.live.com-Blog-cns!503D1D86EBB2B53C!2285.entry?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_UGC_Contacts_032009