My Anniversary Present

Here are two photos of a painting done for our anniversary by painter and friend Nicola Mason. My amateur photos can't do justice to the color and detail, but I've photographed it in two different lights to try to give some idea of how wonderful it is.
Josh asked Nicola to do the picture, and his only requests were that it include a termite and the number 13 (our anniversary "total"). When we were married in New Orleans on June 1, thirteen years ago, the termites were swarming, and we had to put wet towels at the bottom of the doors and turn off the lights at night! We had considered getting matching termite tattoos for our tenth anniversary. This is much better. Thank you, Nicola! Your talent amazes us.