Post ides of March

I visited the United States in March!  It was really beautiful while I was out there.  I was able to do some hiking in the Wasatch mountains while I was visiting Utah.  After years and multiple attempts to hike to the first waterfall in Bells Canyon, I finally found it (but forgot to take pictures).

The weather in London welcomed me back. It was so nice that the locals aren't complaining about the weather, they actually seemed surprised. The thing that I've found surprising, when I first returned was how many daffodils grow around here. Maybe it's because they won't grow in the arid areas of Utah, but I am not accustom to seeing as many as I have.  There were so many daffodils in this picture that I easily could have flopped out and made a 'snow angle' in the middle of them.

I also had a chance to visit the National Gallery in London.  There were so many paintings (none of which I could take pictures of) that I remember seeing paintings numbered very near the 1000 mark.  After seeing so very many paintings I was very happy to walk outside and see Trafalgar Square, which has no paintings, just lots of people and sculptures.  You can even see the Big Ben Tower in the background.

From there, I went to Piccadilly Circus.  I was surprised to see how busy it was.  I think it would be the London equivalent of New York's Time Square.  About this time I realize I didn't have my laptop on me.  You can imagine the worry that I felt, thinking someone lifted it from my bag.  So I went to the Apple Store near Oxford Circus to see what can be done about tracking lost laptops.  They have a nice feature to find your machine if you have the serial number.  Needless to say, I was happy to find my laptop at home.