My webcam has been down for a couple of months. My desktop computer conked out and I had to re-install Windows 8 to bring it back to life. Planning to kill off Windows soon – this system has always had odd, haunting troubles, and replace our home file server with a Mac mini driven system next time the new Mac mini’s are released.

Anyway, the webcam is functioning right now. No promises for how long 😉

Here’s an image from this afternoon. Despite a brief downpour a couple days ago, we’re still bone dry here. We haven’t cut the grass in weeks, and the birch tree has lost half its leaves: