With this cold weather, I find myself reaching more and more for the dark leaf. It's also the time of year when the parks empty out, and you can stroll the dog smoking a pipe, without having to deal with the public. My favorite walkabout here in northern NJ is the Grover Cleaveland Park, noted for its 200 year old Sycamores. On these days I have the whole park to myself. Just me, the dog and a bowl of Star of the East. Anyone else like the dog / pipe combo?