diff --git a/inky-lovelace.py b/inky-lovelace.py
index 0e25c40..80ddb6f 100644
--- a/inky-lovelace.py
+++ b/inky-lovelace.py
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ import os
 import WIFI_CONFIG
 import inky_frame
 import uasyncio
-global UPDATE_INTERVAL, IMG_URL, FILENAME, graphics, tz_seconds
+global UPDATE_INTERVAL, IMG_URL, FILENAME, graphics, tz_offset
 
 # Length of time between updates in minutes.
 # Frequent updates will reduce battery life!
@@ -41,9 +41,7 @@ IMG_URL = "http://hub.home.paco.to/"
 # Filename on the SD card for the image. Probably doesn't need changing.
 FILENAME = "/sd/frame.png"
 # tz_offset is hours from GMT. E.g., US PST is -7 (UTC-07:00) and CEST (Paris) is 1 (UTC+01:00)
-tz_offset = 0
-tz_seconds = (tz_offset * 3600)
-
+tz_offset = -5
 
 def display_image(j, filename):
     # Open the PNG file
@@ -52,11 +50,12 @@ def display_image(j, filename):
     j.decode()
 
     # write the date/time at the top
-    year, month, day, hour, minute, second, dow, _ = time.localtime(time.time() + tz_seconds)
+    year, month, day, hour, minute, second, dow, _ = time.localtime(time.time())
     graphics.set_pen(0)
     graphics.set_font('sans')
     # display.text(text, x, y, wordwrap, scale, angle, spacing)
     graphics.text(f"{hour:02}:{minute:02} {year}-{month}-{day}", 230, 10, scale=0.5)
+    gc.collect()
 
 def show_error(text,y):
     WIDTH  = 600
@@ -74,6 +73,7 @@ def fetch(url):
         Returns True only if everything succeeds.
     """
 
+    inky_frame.button_b.led_on()
     network_manager = NetworkManager(WIFI_CONFIG.COUNTRY, status_handler=status_handler, client_timeout=60)
     try:
         uasyncio.get_event_loop().run_until_complete(network_manager.client(WIFI_CONFIG.SSID, WIFI_CONFIG.PSK))
@@ -82,22 +82,30 @@ def fetch(url):
     except Exception as e:
         print("join network failed")
         print(e)
+        inky_frame.button_b.led_off()
         return False
+    inky_frame.button_b.led_off()
 
-    year, month, day, hour, minute, second, dow, _ = time.localtime(time.time() + tz_seconds)
+    year, month, day, hour, minute, second, dow, _ = time.localtime(time.time())
     print(f"{hour:02}:{minute:02} {year}-{month}-{day}")
 
     if year < 2023:
+        # blink b when we are setting the time
+        inky_frame.button_b.led_on()
         inky_frame.set_time() # set time from network
+        inky_frame.button_b.led_off()
 
+    tz_seconds = (tz_offset * 3600)
     year, month, day, hour, minute, second, dow, _ = time.localtime(time.time() + tz_seconds)
 
     # don't bother updating before 06:00 or after 23:00
     if hour < 5 or hour > 22:
         print("no need to fetch")
         return False
+    del year, month, day, hour, minute, second, tz_seconds
+    print( "fetching " + url )
+    inky_frame.button_c.led_on()
 
-    print( "fetching " + url ) 
     try:
         # Grab the image
         socket = urequest.urlopen(url)
@@ -110,6 +118,8 @@ def fetch(url):
         print(e)
         return False
     os.remove(FILENAME)
+    inky_frame.button_c.led_off()
+    inky_frame.button_d.led_on()
     try:
         data = bytearray(1024)
         with open(FILENAME, "wb+") as f:
@@ -126,34 +136,47 @@ def fetch(url):
         print(e)
         return False
     del socket
+    inky_frame.button_d.led_off()
     gc.collect()
     return True
 
 def status_handler(mode, status, ip):
     print(mode, status, ip)
-        
-inky_frame.led_busy.on()
 
-# set up the SD card
-try:
-    sd_spi = SPI(0, sck=Pin(18, Pin.OUT), mosi=Pin(19, Pin.OUT), miso=Pin(16, Pin.OUT))
-    sd = sdcard.SDCard(sd_spi, Pin(22))
-    os.mount(sd, "/sd")
-except Exception as e:
-    print("mounting SD card")
-    print(e)
+def mount_sd():
+    # set up the SD card
+    try:
+        sd_spi = SPI(0, sck=Pin(18, Pin.OUT), mosi=Pin(19, Pin.OUT), miso=Pin(16, Pin.OUT))
+        sd = sdcard.SDCard(sd_spi, Pin(22))
+        os.mount(sd, "/sd")
+    except Exception as e:
+        print("mounting SD card")
+        print(e)
     
-files = os.listdir("/sd")
-if len(files) == 0:
-    show_error("SD didn't mount?", 5)
-
-del files
+    files = os.listdir("/sd")
+    if len(files) == 0:
+        show_error("SD didn't mount?", 5)
+    del files
 
 while True:
     graphics = None
     gc.collect()
+    inky_frame.led_busy.off()
+    inky_frame.button_a.led_off()
+    inky_frame.button_b.led_off()
+    inky_frame.button_c.led_off()
+    inky_frame.button_d.led_off()
+    inky_frame.button_e.led_off()
+    inky_frame.led_busy.on()
 
+    inky_frame.button_a.led_on()
+    mount_sd()
+    gc.collect()
+    inky_frame.button_a.led_off()
     if fetch(IMG_URL):
+        gc.collect()
+        inky_frame.button_e.led_on()
+
         # set up the display
         graphics = PicoGraphics(DISPLAY)
 
@@ -164,8 +187,13 @@ while True:
         # Display the result
         graphics.update()
 
+    inky_frame.button_e.led_off()
     inky_frame.led_busy.off()
     # Go to sleep if on battery power
+    inky_frame.button_a.led_off()
+    inky_frame.button_b.led_off()
+    inky_frame.button_c.led_off()
+    inky_frame.button_d.led_off()
+    inky_frame.button_e.led_off()
     inky_frame.sleep_for(UPDATE_INTERVAL)
 
-