Matt probably can't tell from the noises, but Willie is wearing a bow and a little sailor dress, because dressing her up is one of Cricket's small joys in life, and she loves the attention. She makes a little whining sound in response to her companion's admonishment, and follows them at a trot, bounding through the grass alongside them.

"Usually," he says. "There was a flytrap kinda thing Harley called Bertha, and I actually ended up callin' one of the sunflowers Alice."

"I like the white flowers on this one. Kinda shaped like feathers. I could name it after a bird, like a dove or a swan."