Oh, in terms of the actual environment, just for me, that would certainly have to be the camellias, azaleas, rhodies, iris, tulips, cherry blossoms--everything blooming here. It really is my favorite time of year for that reason. Just makes me happy, for some reason. This state really is quite spectacular in its physical beauty. We came from West Texas, where it is 105 degrees every day for six months of the year, or so it seems. You can't grow anything but cotton and rattlesnakes and oil there. So, we have always had an immense appreciation for the ancient trees and flowers and mountains and ocean and wild rivers and waterfalls and so on here. Just not something we ever saw in Lubbock. Very fortunate to live here, in our view.

Favorite major city on earth? I like so many, but I will just throw out Barcelona, for giggles.