Reuben Flowers

Reuben Miriam and I went on a Leprechaun hunt at the garden today.

Reuben and I had the following conversation about the sprouting flowers.

Reuben: There are Dada flowers and Mama flowers and Reuben flowers and baby flowers.

Me: You're right. What color are the Baby Miriam flowers.

R: Pink

Me: What color are the Reuben flowers?

R: Purple

Me: What color are the Mama flowers?

R: Red

Me: What color are the Dada flowers, Reuben?

R: Biscuit.

Me: What?

R: Biscuit!!

Clearly, time to change the subject. So I filled Reuben in on how Leprechauns are tricky and hoard gold and love to dance with fairies and hide in hedges and steal away children and make them dance for forever. Then I tried to convince Reuben to try to catch a Leprechaun but he wasn't interested. He preferred to chase Robins. So I kept the Leprechaun chocolate for myself. Maybe next year.