Today Digi and I spent another lovely afternoon at the home of friends - people with whom we can discuss most any old thing... and usually do, politics being tops on the list.

I don't think I was particularly good company today.  I'm itching to get outside, walk down to the lake and take pictures of the swans, geese, cormorants, and such.  But even if I'd been able to persuade the others, it's just too disagreeable out.   The skies are gray... and the past few days we've had rain mixed with sleet and snow - interspersed with fluffy clouds and sunshine.

So I tried to content myself with a few shots inside.  Generally I'm no good with taking pictures of people; I'm too slow.  So here's a bit of my meager harvest today: