Self Portrait Tuesday: Week One

This month's theme is April's Fool. This was the first thing I thought of -


I got my butterfly tiara as a gift from my friend Deirdre several years ago. I wore it around town for most of that summer. Yes. Around town. Sometimes with embarrassed (well, no, not really, they've accepted having an odd mother a long time ago) child or friend in tow. To Walmart. Out to lunch. To the bank. Those sparkly turquoise wings helped me feel happy in a time of great sadness. I don't wear them much anymore because one wing will no longer stand up. William put them on this morning, climbed on a chair and jumped off. Several times. When I finally wrestled them back from him and put them on for the photo he said "Oh, the wing is broken. That's why I couldn't fly." Now they hang over my bathroom light fixture where I can see them and they remind me to attempt other foolish things.