she may be a princess, but she does have brothers

Recently, Miss M. wanted to play princesses with me.

Miss M: You be Cinderella and I’ll be Snow White. Let’s have a tea party!

Me: *eying my laundry* Oh, I’d love to, Snow White, but my stepmother and stepsisters have left me all this laundry to fold. They work me so hard. Help me, Snow White!

Miss M: All right. I’ll go kill them.

Me: o.O *jaw drop* *recovering* How about you just put them in jail?

Miss M.: Okay! I’ll chase them to jail. *scampers off*

File that one under “Did My Sweet Child Really Say What My Ears Insist She Said?”

more tulips

Last picture post of tulips, I swear! (Until next spring that is…!)

I took this picture from on top of our garden wall, looking down at the tulips. I love their cheerful yellow centers in this one.

Tulips nearing the end of life, more open, flamboyant, bruised and shiny.

Half a tulip, revealing the insides. There’s a clinical, more subdued feel to this image. I love how the petals are framing the stamens and the style.

And that’s it for tulips. Next up… dandelions! ;)