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Good morning, good morning. EE4GWN in Atili, Winnipeg. Currently at 46 degrees Fahrenheit. Supposed to go up to a scorching high of 66. Although tomorrow it's back to seasonal norms in the lower... Well, I see by Wednesday actually up to 77 Fahrenheit. So it's getting back to normal. Let's see, where to begin? The different topics. Fishing, barbless. Well, in this province, unless you're a First Nations fishing for substantive, you have to go barbless. So needless to say, whenever I buy fishing hooks, I got to sit there with a pair of pliers and snap off the hooks. Theoretically bent over is good enough, but I sooner make sure it snaps off and then sometimes I'll even take a file and finish that off. Butterflies. Well, there's a town to the southwest here called Suraspanatoba. It's got a museum there. I don't know the full history of the family that lived there, but they've got one room that's got... I don't know how many butterflies and some moths from all over the world that are mounted. Unfortunately, I don't think the room is as climate controlled as it should be. Last time we were there, I think some of them are starting to deteriorate, which is too bad because it is quite the extensive collection. Last weekend, we were at a friend's place, actually a relative of a friend out in the country there, and I seen my first monarch butterfly in years. They used to be very, very common here. There's actually a group that gets together once a year at the Winnipeg Zoo, and they release, I don't know how many different... or how many monarchs, but they release a whole bunch of monarchs I'm not quite sure how and where they're bred, but I don't worry about such things. It's good to know that... I'm going to say wildlife, and it's good to know that these insects are being around. I don't want to see. I can't think of anything else to pass on. I think Rosie covered everything. So I'm going to say 73 and go fire up the fry pan and throw some bacon on. VE4GWN in...