Thanks all LOL. Whatchamacallits are big in my vocabulary too. And thingies are at the top. Jordy--I live on 20 acres--how grateful I am cause one of my interests is naturalist type things (you know, fauna and flora LOL). The house was built in 1908, quite old for this part of the country--for a 'regular' house--cause this is 'Daniel Boone' country---it was wilderness when the eastern part of US was settled and civilized more or less. It was a falling down, nobody wanted me kind of house when we bought it about 19 years ago. We rebuilt it--neat old house--and I've been a gardener for many many years---I like being outdoors, David likes to 'build' )or better yet, tear down LOL). Its fair size but not 'grand'--a Victorian farm house--that was the style then. No snow Alpha--they say they can make snow in the mountains this week finally, but none has fallen yet. There's hard frost outside this morning though--best 'white stuff' we've seen LOL. And--it was very chilly out shooting last night--that tripod almost froze to my hands. Cheers, Diane