Strawberry for Valentine's Day

as

EmC

and

Kristyn

were preparing

s t r a w b e r r i e s

for

Valentine's Day

they came across

this

strange little guy

I

think

EmC

ate

it!

Gloat v. the act of gloating

I

really

don't often gloat

• gloat Verb /glōt/
  • gloated past participle; gloating present participle; gloated past tense; gloats 3rd person singular present
  • Contemplate or dwell on one's own success or another's misfortune with smugness or malignant pleasure
    • his enemies gloated over his death
• gloat Noun /glōt/
  • gloats plural
  • An act of gloating

but,

well,

this picture is

looking out

of our

bedroom window

this morning

I mean,

it is

about

72 degrees,

a gentle breeze blowing in from the coast

the sky is blue

bees are buzzing

the earth is warm

and the trees are all blossoming

I mean,

I

am not

gloating, really...

am I?

It is,

indeed,

NOT

with

"malignant pleasure"

that I

took

these

pictures of our first freesia

Poor, dear, silly Spring, preparing her annual surprise!

~Wallace Stevens