The new "pond" in the front yard. Collector introduced. The "great snowstorm of '09" was followed quickly by "the great melt" and then "the great flood of '09" (and now what is left has turned into "the great skating rink"). Although quite cold during the preceding days, I took the opportunity to try some of Jim's sampling technique and scooped up some of the floating debris. I'll surely never match Jim's take, but hopefully post a few new ones over the next days. Here's one of the first