Khurt, your black and white images are amazing! Happy Birthday, Wave, and Princeton are my favorites. I hope you continue when you think you have a suitable image for black and white. You'll find that we love color here in the U.S., but it's more inside our homes. There are Home Owners Organizations that have rules about what color you can paint your house. However in the tourist areas, you'll find color on the outside of homes. Beautiful post!