[ UPDATE ] Unfortunately, after two months of use, my Logitech USB Z305 speaker now regularly fails after just a few minutes of playing audio.

Above, an apricot tree bursts into bloom. The world watches, transfixed by the earthquake and tsunami news coming from Japan.

Above is a boar located at the excellent Boar’s Head Inn in Charlottesville, Virginia.

The temperatures this week here in Virginia dipped down into the 20s (F), but around us signs of spring poke through the cold.

Above: a beautiful stained glass window in Freeport, Maine.

Just arrived! Never Knew Another, by J. M. McDermott, looks absolutely fantastic.