Gosh, it's been awhile since I posted here.  I've been very busy doing lots of drawings for the manuscript I'm working on (more on that later).  Above is a photo of the snow and ice in the garden late last month.  So far, February has been very mild, almost like spring.  The world is very tumultuous these days, but Nature is always a balm for the soul.  Hopefully you are getting outside and enjoying all that is available to us.