I Hate April Fools Day

It seems like every April 1st at least half of all the blogs I follow, Facebook posts in my stream and emails in my in-box are lame attempts at tricking me into believing some preposterous story. I wish the tradition would just go away. It is not that I don't have a sense of humor. I follow the daily comics and believe that the best way to start a day is with a laugh and/or some beauty. It's just that most of what gets cast upon the water on April 1st really isn't funny so my offering is a photo in which I hope you will receive a dose of beauty, a Lensbaby image of Diane's Cliva which is beginning to bloom. No joke.