Santa may bring toys at Christmas, but this was my second trip to the Ronald McDonald House to deliver stuffed animals, games and crafts for hospitalized kids and their families. I got an unexpected gift myself when I passed this bed of tulips a few houses down. I guess this neighborhood is a little further south than Lewis Ginter (which is, after all, on North Side) because the tulips at the botanical garden are no where near ready to bloom. What a treat to see these beautiful flowers in this gracious setting.