Rambles In The Brambles: Tableware

My birthday rapidly approaches, and I have received several gifts related to my dining room table. My parents gave me a runner for the table (as well as a full-on tablecloth and other stuff), and my girlfriend brought over some roses. My girlfriend also gave me a set of dishes for my birthday. (I must have been a good boy this year.) Everything looked quite nice, so I took some pictures.

	My dining room table, with runner and roses.
	I took a similar picture during the day. My dining room window faces west, so a sunlight illuminates the room during the late afternoon.
	Another view, centered on the roses.
	A close-up view of the rose. I used a flash, which led to interesting reflections off of the petals. Some introductory information about optics can be found here.
	Elizabeth gave me a set of dishes from Pfaltzgraff. It is the "Petals" pattern. This is really my first set of real dishes, as I have been using a set from the Notre Dame dining hall.
	A closer view of the dishes. A placesetting consists of a dinner plate, a salad plate, a deep bowl (excellent for cereal lovers), and a mug for coffee. Elizabeth gave me eight settings, which allows me to either have a nice dinner party for several close friends, or go over a week without washing.