While I can't be sure of it, I believe it was something he said that led to the joyous smile and throwing back of her head in full-til...

Finally, my favorite photo of the little girls. When I saw the one in front, holding her nose, I pushed the button on my camera and said a ...

I've altered the photo at PicMonkey, trying to shed some light on her pretty face.   Hope y'all aren't tired of these two li...

Sisters? Cousins? Friends? I don't know, but I do know that the one in the back had stood there long enough to make her feet tired and/...

I asked one of the grown-ups with her about her native costume and discovered she is Hmong. More photos of her and another lovely girl comi...

Wooden Shoe Tulip Farm's Tulip Fest, Woodburn, Oregon, April 22, 2012

Four steam traction engines fired up one after another at the far end of the tulip field, then one by one rolled into position in a wide ai...

Lovely tulips, glowing in the sunlight. What a precious gift, to be able to see such a sight, out with a friend and with others also in awe...

Since the weather was so sunny and warm, I decided to forego the recommended rubber boots and wear my ol' black Crocs instead. So, I wa...

Wooden Shoe Tulip Farm's Tulip Fest, on April 22, 2012, a splendidly sunny, warm spring day in Woodburn, Oregon. The high temp at Portl...

She bent over, picking up tulips which had fallen to the ground, her shiny, silky tresses mirroring the sheen of each tulip's petals. ...