This afternoon, Kathy & I took a break from the household duties to spend some time walking at Latta Plantation Nature Preserve, near our house in Charlotte.  It was a beautiful afternoon, temps in the high 60’s and a clear Carolina Blue sky with some puffy clouds.  On our way there we remarked how you could see just a “hint” of green in the trees, as the new growth starts poking out of the more mature branches.  If you get close you can’t see it, but from a distance you get sort of a green cast to the woods that wasn’t there just a few short days ago.  In just another week there will be buds galore, then leaves.

My son Kevin and I built my new computer yesterday.  It was a long time coming but I finally got “board approval” to buy the parts, and he and I spent Saturday afternoon putting it all together.  There are still a few bugs to be worked out, but for the most part I’m able to do everything on it that I need to.  The one major missing piece is that the software for my now-obsolete i1 Display isn’t supported by the new operating system, so I’m researching a new calibration device.  Right now I’m deciding between the ColorMunki Display and the X-Rite i1Display Pro.  They are virtually identical and I’m sure either one would be sufficient for my needs, but I would appreciate any feedback and experience-based advice.