Tulips in February

Tulips are perennial favorites...literally.  They faithfully come back year after year to show off their shocking shades of reds, yellows and whites and the myriads of colors in between.  

I got this bouquet from my Valentine and I have to say I was so pleased when he came in the door with them.  It had been a tough week with my mom in the hospital (she's in a rehab facility now.)  It made this bouquet even more special and amazing.
  

So, I decided to have some fun with a few photos I was able to take of them.  The first has two textures from Kim Klassen.
The second had no filters, the third one has a few effects. 
 

I planted my first tulip bulbs almost 20 years ago from some extra bulbs dug up from a church flower bed being redone.  I really didn't think they would grow the next spring, but like faithful beacons, they came up and a few remaining continue to come up year after year.  Well, maybe not the originals, but their progeny for sure.  Planted in fall with a bit of bone meal, and without rodents eating them, they will pretty much take care of themselves with little help from me.

A bit of springtime in February...lovely.

Blessings! 

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Savoring the Last Flowers of Fall...

 

I know that the Christmas season is here, but taking advantage of the last few days of November, I wanted to share a few remaining flowers of fall.

Putting two favorites of mine together, flowers and now photography...I had fun messing around with filters and textures on these photos I managed to take in early November.  It's a snapshot like these that increase our appreciation for something as simple as Sweet Alyssum.  It gets its name from the amazing scent of this almost plain flower.  A picture can almost help you to "capture" its delicious aroma and revisit the summer again.  

Alyssum is a staple flower in my garden and pots.  It's not much by itself, but en masse creates a lovely snowscape that often helps to showcase a more flamboyant flower.   

 

 

What could be much sweeter than bringing in a beautiful bouquet to relish the remnants of a season past?  It's no rose but I love the personality of these marigolds.  Lively and robust, they are faithful in late fall to provide plenty of blooms for the last of the scavenging bees
and bug-free bouquets to appreciate more fully after the growing season.  Using a variety of filters and a texture courtesy of Kim Klassen, these marigolds are transformed into a real-life canvas.

 

 

One last photo to leave you with as we enter the world of poinsettias and pine...these pictures
will definitely inspire me when February/March come around.


What will you miss most about the fall?



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