By Scott Shephard

When Deb takes a photo of mine off the wall and puts it on the floor, it is her way of saying . . . . well, that she doesn't want the picture on the wall.

She rarely does this and recently what she took down was my "Winter Triptych" which I'm sure she likes but which tends to remind us of something most South Dakotans want to forget: winter.

So I made what I am officially calling my "Spring/Summer Triptych." It's a creative title don't you think? And for those wanting names for the flowers, from top to bottom, they are lily, crocus and flowering crab apple. I offer nothing fancy today; but I hope it is optimistic.