Giant Cane

Unless I am mistaken, and I may be, this is an example of Giant Cane. If so, then this is pretty cool, since, according to Wikipedia, canebreaks like this are considered endangered ecosystems. What's more, it's located along the edge of a conservation easement very near my home.  

Palace Gate

Recently refurbished palace gate.

Work in Progress

Purple

Vortex

Staring into the very vortex of the spring pollen season. :-)

Turkey

I heard this morning that we have T-urkey to t-hank for t-ulips. :-)

Virginia Referendum

I don't think yesterday's referendum in Virginia was as much a victory for the country as a whole as it may have been for Democrats. Yes, gerrymandering is bad. But so, too, is totalitarianism. A democracy can still function with gerrymandering.  Poorly, to be sure. It cannot when ruled by a tyrant.