Folks, I'm here to tell you that Janie's cards are gorgeous. I opened my package in the presence of a man friend- and he said, 'Those cards are pretty. Wish I'd have such luck.'

I turned a card over and sure enough, it was Janie who had taken the pictures. I'm SO impressed. The flowers are lush and vibrant and sharp and the veranda showing in the back of some of them make the whole scene the stuff of story.

I have six different scenes and I can't even choose a favorite. They are distinctively themselves. Maybe the one with the birdbath in the distance, - but only because I seem to see strawhatted women and men strolling around. Or maybe the mistiness of the purple and yellow flowers. But I especially also like the pinks and greens dotted with bright red. Or maybe the clean lines of the clay potted flowers on the brick steps.

The only thing that I would suggest, Janie, unless it makes just too much work, is to name each scene. I don't mean listing the flowers, but to give an impressionistic name to each one.

By the way, do you have seasons beyond spring? I'll bid on some autumn ones if you do. Those would be for me and my own use. I'll also bid on others for gifts. My brother's widow, Sue, recently remarried and she loves flowers. She won't find any like these anywhere else.