Day 28 ~ Flowers and a Mad Tea Party

Yellow gladiolus - my photo challenge topic of flowers.  I had removed nearly all of my gladiolus bulbs to re-do my garden this year.  When these glads came up, I was delighted that they were YELLOW, one of my favorite colors.

I have joined in with Vanessa at A Fanciful Twist for her Mad Tea Party, and my party cohort is Mad Hatter Muffy Vanderbear!  Here is a link-back to the Mat Tea Partiers Mad Tea Party 2012.

Also, for those interested, I am hosting a photography challenge for the month of August.  Fun, light-hearted topics to finish out the last month of summer.

How to Treat Elves

Morris Bishop

I met an elf-man in the woods,

The wee-est little elf!

Sitting under a mushroom tall --

'Twas taller than himself!

"How do you do, little elf," I said,

"And what do you do all day?"

"I dance'n fwolic about," said he,

"'N scuttle about and play;

"I s'prise the butterflies, 'n when

A katydid I see,

'Katy didn't' I say, and he,

Says 'Katy did!' to me!

"I hide behind my mushroom stalk

When Mister Mole comes froo,

'N only jus' to fwighten him

I jump out 'n say 'Boo!'

"'N then I swing on a cobweb swing

Up in the air so high,

'N the cwickets chirp to hear my sing

'Upsy-daisy-die!'

'N then I play with the baby chicks,

I call them chick chick chick!

'N what do you think of that?" said he.

I said, "It makes me sick.

"It gives me sharp and shooting pains

To listen to such drool."

I lifted up my foot, and squashed

The G** d**n little fool.