Why the March Hare Is Mad

Was there ever such a bleak month as March? The snow is deep, the trees are bare, all colour drained away to gray. Will winter ever end?

Kitchen Floor

Here, for posterity, is the hideous linoleum floor that has been in the kitchen since long before we arrived. This spring we finally covered it up with hard maple (obtained for a mere song, though not of the finest grade). That odd green object in the corner is the case for the floor stapler, seen end on.