A few days ago, this drawing landed in my email inbox. It is from a little girl named Anna who has just turned four years old.

I would like to offer a few speculations about this excellent drawing:

1) Anna really likes the color purple.
2) Anna only has one marker, and it is purple
3) those purple blobs in the pool are either
3a) friendly otters
3b) terrifying sharks
4) the pool could be full of grape jelly
5) if 4 is true, then the ladder is also covered with grape jelly and probably too sticky and gooey to climb, which means I would probably just jump into the pool instead of using the diving board, which would not only save me from certain peril but would also get me more quickly to my ultimate objective of getting as much of that grape jelly into my mouth.

I would also like to say, without wasting another second on speculation:

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, ANNA!

And thanks for sending us your drawing!