My Aunts Debbie and Brenda, my mom, and I went to Olbrich Gardens yesterday. It was so pretty! Mom kept intoning, "It's like a little summer in the middle of winter!" She and I can be optimistic to a fault.

Following one such statement, Brenda taunted offered from the backseat of the car,

*snort*
Middle of Winter.
Buck up, Ladies—today's the first day of winter!

That Brenda...she's always so helpful!

I took my digital camera along and snapped 110 pictures in about an hour...oh my. Last night I weeded through them, and found about 40 that turned out just charming. The rest were more of a, "I'm not paying for film so I can take pictures of strangers' feet!" statement.

My meager ability has a broad range, you see.

Below, are some of my favorites!