Friday, April 18, 2008

The Outside World


One of the benefits of moving into a new house in time for spring is the surprise of discovering what's growing on the property. The previous owner lavished attention on the landscaping, and we're reaping the benefits (and hopefully not killing anything in the process). This flower bloomed a few days ago. Is it me or does it resemble a giant peppermint candy, like something out of Willy Wonka? Anyway, we couldn't resist the photo op. The placement of the leaves on Truman's head is just a lucky (he might say unlucky) accident.

4 comments:

Ellen Reilly said...

What a great pix...and yes, very much a Willy Wonka flower! Truman is so cute! Doing a great job with the blog-thank you Paul!!
Love,
The Reillys

Ellen Reilly said...

Truman beware...your Mom already has you hanging in the outside world in your underwear...she did this to Kiera when she was a baby, too!!
Love,

Aunt Ellen Reilly

Unknown said...

just a little closer to that flower and he would have been working a Billy Holiday sort of thing.

Paul M said...

He was born on Billie Holiday's birthday, so maybe he is channeling her. Might come in handy at parties.