I saw these flowers near a big houseboat marina in Victoria, British Columbia. They were in a shrubby, grassy area in between a parking lot and a cement retaining wall at the water's edge. But they had such vibrant color that I couldn't not notice them.
My siblings and I dance at a school block party in Austin, Texas, in
1991. My mom liked to dress us the same when we went on family outings
so she could pick us out of a crowd. She jokes now that it's something
to tell the therapists about when we get older.