It's a full-bloom glory day.

My neighbor gave me a bouquet of tulips the other day. Orange tulips. Quite a bunch. I was walking on the road. Near home. She stopped her car. Rolled down the window. And asked if I was headed home. ‘Yes,’ I said. Then she said, ‘I have some flowers for you. A welcome home gift.’ I had spent the winter in Sardinia with my true love. I’m not used to getting flowers. So I inquired, ‘Do I put ‘em in a vase with water?’ I wondered if I had a vase. Yes, I do. Found several of ‘em in the garage. A nice Japanese vase for the flowers. Which now sit atop my desk. The tulips were sort of closed yesterday. But they’ve opened to full-bloom glory today. –Jim Broede