I hope that your wife feels better.
Here in NC the winters are fairly mild except for January and February but it's OK to take a little break for a couple of months a year. I lived just outside of NYC for most of my life before moving here 13 years ago and I have to tell you that it's great living in the South now.
BTW, I have a cell phone that takes photos also but I've never really used it. Those pics look pretty decent for a cell phone. How did you get them onto your computer?