To all the mothers out there.  This year, I don't have my usual mother duck to show you, nor even last year's flowers.

But I do have tributes to mothers from four very different bloggers: "Babalu", who reminds us of the facts of life, Dan Collins, who takes a light approach, Jeralyn Merritt, who touched my heart by describing how she is taking care of her aging mother, and "neo-neocon", who gives us three generations, and a little family history.

Cross posted at Jim Miller on Politics.