We went to Albany to the “Selected Shorts,” the storytellers on the radio who drew several thousand adoring people, including my wife, to the sprawling College of Albany.

We went out to a diner, and my new super duper diabetes medicine fiercely disagreed with the spices in a Thai Restaurant. It was a bumpy night for me.

We are happy to be home. Zip, the dogs, and the donkeys were very happy to see us, and the sheep, too.

Maria has been listening to “Selected Shorts” for years. It was fun to get away, and I’m happy to be back. I plan to take some powerful photos later in the day.

I’ve got a few flower photos for later today. My favorite bird, above, did some heroic dives in a downpour yesterday. He deserves every seed.

Spring puffs up like an artist’s balloon and gives feeling and color to the farm.

Spring isn’t kidding anymore. Here to say, the Apple Tree.

I took some photos yesterday before leaving for Albany. Zip supervised’

Still life, reflection in a Mirror, bedroom fiber piece