lovely, with a twist

today was a beautiful day in my neck of the woods. and to top it off, both myself & my honey were off work, which is a lovely change of pace, so we decided to take full advantage of the day. after church, we had lunch out & then spent the rest of it outside, wandering around downtown and going through the aquarium.

we've had a membership at the aquarium for years, so i've mostly stopped taking pics of the wildlife there because one tends to look much like the last. instead, i took mostly flower pictures today. it's hardcore spring in the american south right now, so there are tons of flowering trees and bushes wherever you look and today, i used those flowers as my photo inspiration, with a few thrown in of my beloveds as the icing on my cake.

today brooke acted and talked older than her usual self. and having her hair pulled back, which is rare, made me see how much she's growing up. the days of the quirky dog girl appear to be on the way out.

i love all the carnivorous plants around the aquarium.

even the simplest flowers are beautiful.

if you look at this one close up, the jelly that's sideways in the middle toward the left, doesn't it look kinda like a condom? a very mean, pranky condom for someone you hate.

and lest you think my day was all beauty and happiness, let me share one last little tidbit with you all. i went into a public bathroom (one of 9 that i visited today. stupid SBS) and chatted up a lady who came in and was changing 2 babies' diapers behind me while i washed my hands. i frequently make friends in public restrooms. i'm not sure why i feel the need to bond in the bathroom, but whatever, i've got to make friends wherever i find them. then i wandered back outside to rejoin chris & brooke. as i walked out the door, i realized that i was standing right behind some people who were getting their picture taken. i stepped aside a bit so that even though i'd still probably be in the shot, i'd be far enough away that they could crop me out easily. chris was sitting over to one side and he started waving for me to come over to him. i shook my head no, and kept standing where i was so that i could let the folks get their shot. they took their sweet time about it and all the while, chris kept waving more & more adamantly at me and he was starting to look kinda mad. i finally mosied over to him & asked what all the fuss was about and he said, "you've got toilet paper hanging out of your ass!"

frickety frack! i was standing there, for all the world to see, including getting into some stranger's family pictures with my TP tail flapping in the gentle breeze. i asked chris how long it was & he said, "about three sheets." and that leaves me to wonder about my new bathroom friend - what kind of woman lets another woman walk out of a bathroom with three sheets in the wind?