Oh my goodness, that picture of Autolycus is great. (I mean, so are the cherries, but cat!)

He is a most sincere cat.

Apropros of your tulip, I ran across a pick-your-own-tulip place recently. This was a foreign concept to me, but I guess if there are pick-your-own-apple orchards, why *not* PYOT?

I guess? It wouldn't have occurred to me, either. Are other flowers pick-your-own the same way? I would have imagined roses before tulips.