I LIKE PALM TREES--

This one is the signature plant in the landscaping that welcomes folks to the clubhouse of our winter digs in Vero Beach, FL.

Somehow polar weather, like that which haunts Ohio's winters, becomes a mere abstraction when luxuriating in tropical sights like this swaying in the warm evening breeze.

By the time this appears on the blog we should be rolling north after our 4-month romp in relatively blissful weather.

We are hoping our return will not be premature.