Tulip time!

I adore tulips! We have lots of varieties and an assortment of colors growing in our yard. I thought I'd share a few with you.

And this orange-y red variety with its yellow center makes me smile. It just looks like it'd be equally at home in a Christmas bouquet as a spring arrangement, doesn't it?

Does anything say cheerful better than yellow? Hmm? I think not. These yellow tulips (we have loads of them planted all over the place) are the workhorse of the spring gardens. Along with the daffodils, which are beginning to die off, they fill in every odd spot and provide bright bursts of color. And, they make me smile, so it's all good with the yellow tulips.

And really, bringing up the rear, doesn't it just figure? The pink tulips always seem, I don't know, almost child-like in their simplicity and beauty. It's no surprise, then, that these darlings are dawdling and taking their time putting in an appearance. The last to bloom, and the last to drop their petals, these pink tulips leave a lingering impression.

Can you tell I adore tulips? I'm saving photos of the lavender ones for a day when the snow is blowing, the wind howling and the sky as dark as coal. Then, I'll share them with you. That way we'll remember, together, the warm, bright, cheerful days of spring.

:)

Soon, the hyacinths...