Love the new look to your lady. The connection to @gric is wonderful too. His works are amazing. I always wanted a pet monkey, but was not exotic enough to have one. It IS so olde world, isn't it? "Let's get a few lions and tigers and bears from far off lands to mess about with". Wonder how many folks got eaten by their new, exotic pets. Or at least chewed upon for awhile. They never put THAT in the movies...
A small spider monkey would definitely be a bit easier to wrassle.

I do like your take on the tech, and let's keep some of the natural world still shining through, folks. So, so very important indeed. I think that is one good thing about losing it now and then. Forces us to slow down, and take stock of how much the world has really changed. And gives us time to enjoy the truly organic parts of life, that are still all around. Like tea on the porch looking out at the ocean. Sublime Tuesday.