Did I Mention . . .

Did I ever mention that we like to plant flowers in Fairhope?

These pink tulips are found in a massive bed on the bluff, overlooking Mobile Bay.  You can see them as you drive south on South Mobile Street.  

Years ago, the tulips planted in this spot were red.  I planned on taking my son, who was a toddler at the time, to pose in front of the flowers, wearing his little red sport coat and red bow tie.  Unfortunately, it rained that day.  When I thought of it the next day, he was napping.  The day after that, we had to go to the store.  

The next year, he had outgrown the sport coat.

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I never got the photo I wanted. 

And this time of year, when the tulips reappear, I'm reminded of what a great photo it would have been.  

So Moms, get your children dressed up, and make your way to the tulip patch before they are gone. The flowers, that is . . . but then again, the children too.

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