WYS - yep, it's certainly that time (note to others: my beloved Byron died in early October, 2003. No matter how happy and serene my life is, the autumn has a tinge of sadness).

And not to worry, my dear one understands and cherishes me in my many-colored moods. As I do him!

We are in a bit of a bustle today, as we go down to the sea tomorrow- we will be sailing a 40-foot sailboat off Mount Desert Island, Maine for a week! Hunt paints portraits of boats and has been commissioned to paint this one, or one just like it - in exchange for the week's charter!