In this era of depressing "fake news," it would be perfectly acceptable, even expected, to foment falsehood on this, the original day of that species of phoniness known as April Fool's Day. But, throughout my long, long career, and especially during the Don's all-too-real, if too-often-surreal, ascendancy, I've tried to show journalistic respect for something traditional: the facts. I'm not going to change, so on this day of allowable foolery, here's the real thing... and a happy one at that. Last autumn, a good friend presented us with a wonderful gift, and that blooming Closed Gentian seemed to like its new home and promptly made seeds. I planted these, but I also had high hopes that the momma Gentian would make it through the winter and grace us with new growth. Many plants are now showing signs of coming back to life. Glory be... the Gentian is among them. For real. No April fooling.