This CutUp and its sister—sister posted yesterday—both make me feel gosh-darned cheerful.

I just love the saturated primary colors, the simple sharp-edged shapes, the curved line of the stems, the textures, the differing patterns in the leaves and petals, and the asymmetries. They coalesce to ignite an instant inner and outer smile in me, and I find myself singing this little ditty by singer/songwriter Bobby Ferrin:

Here’s a little song I wrote
You might want to sing it note for note
Don’t worry, be happy
In every life we have some trouble
But when you worry, you make it double
Don’t worry, be happy
Don’t worry, be happy now

Don’t worry
(Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh) Be happy
(Ooh-ooh-ooh) Don’t worry, be happy