## controller

if params[:dates].blank?
      @to_date = Date.today
    else
      @to_date = params[:dates][:to]

    end

## params
Processing AnalyticsController#show (for 65.244.175.138 at 2009-05-15 15:04:29) [POST]
  Session ID: 6ee112a9768db19c329713470e1bbd32
  Parameters: {"commit"=>"Go", "action"=>"show", "id"=>"indian-head-ranch", "dates"=>{"to(1i)"=>"2009", "from(1i)"=>"2009", "to(2i)"=>"4", "from(2i)"=>"5", "to(3i)"=>"15", "from(3i)"=>"15"}, "controller"=>"analytics"}