I find it so perfect to be walking around and catching small glimpses of beauty in the city. When I passed through the flower market in Amsterdam I couldn't help but stop to smell the tulips. I admire them because they are a lot like me. I look at them and they look at me in return, turning their petals inward, hiding their stamen. But at the same just opened enough to let me peak inside them. In many ways, they trust me. They are vulnerable yet have strong petals, delicate yet have a thick wax coating. They embrace virtually all colors, including a purple so deep that it looks black. Even the black of a tulip is a color. And by planting a selection of varieties, we can enjoy their beauty from early spring through early summer.
Tulips do best in areas with dry summers and cold winters. They visit cold Copenhagen winds with ease, they enjoy the blue skies under (when reflected in the water) and above Amsterdam .The brightly colored, upright flowers may be single or double, and vary in shape from simple cups, bowls, and goblets to more complicated forms. It's complex, never untied from its natural birth.
I am a tulip, a perennial.
Tulips do best in areas with dry summers and cold winters. They visit cold Copenhagen winds with ease, they enjoy the blue skies under (when reflected in the water) and above Amsterdam .The brightly colored, upright flowers may be single or double, and vary in shape from simple cups, bowls, and goblets to more complicated forms. It's complex, never untied from its natural birth.
I am a tulip, a perennial.
A woman at the market stand saw me taking the above selfies and told me to keep the flowers, she said they would go well with my complexion. So I did. And seeing how I couldn't have taken them anywhere, I took them to the nearest park and planted them. Hopefully somebody, even the cyclist that passes by or the couple that holds hand in the sunset, saw them and found them special. I sure did