In the garden.

tulips
Originally uploaded by halobrien

Just back from a quick set of shots of many of the blooms in our yard. More at my Flickr set, "In the Garden", including apple, pear, rosemary, muscari, and the ever-popular "star-shaped blue thing in the front." lithodora (thanks janetl).


UPDATED TO ADD: So, having ID'd the lithodora, does anyone know what this luminous bell-shaped thingie is?

Overheard at Half Price Books

"Oh my god! Look who came in the door! He's not supposed to be here, he's supposed to be in Delaware."
"Why do you think he's here?"
"I told you -- they've got books for dummies here..."

Overheard at Trader Joe's

An asian woman, looking for all the world like Zhou Caiqin playing Auntie Lindo in The Joy Luck Club, went up to a stocker:

"I'm looking for your meatballs."
"Which ones? We have many kinds."
"The round ones."