Stop

... and smell, no eat the roses, er...um... flowers.

On days when your life is gloomy, stressful, and down right blah, take a minute to enjoy Mother Nature/God's handiwork.

(But maybe not as much as Ya, because some things just shouldn't be tasted.)

Disclaimer: Mommy made sure to toss -- or rather -- gingerly set the camera down and sweep out Ya's mouth of all vegetation immediately following this picture. No flowers were actually ingested (and she managed to wrestle away the grass, rocks, and bark away from him too).

photographed Thursday, July 16, 2009