Time "off"

Today I got to do some things besides work... because my colleague was sick and took most of the day off. Poor G. I hope I don't catch it too. I did some tidying around the yard and a bit of weeding, then later J. and I went to the woods to look at this week's wildflowers.

Just 23 days 'til I get my life back. How dearly I would prefer to be working on papers #1, #2, #3, and #4! (Please, LJ, stop tagging my hash-marked paper numbers...)