PARROT TULIPS, WHIPSPY WHITE - 69 - a photo on Flickriver

            These parrot Tulips are such a ray of hope that spring is just around the corner.  They are so pure and whimsical and when I study the detail in each blossom, I am totally delighted and amazed.  Tulips continue to grow even after they have been cut, and in a few days, the stalk is not strong enough to support the heavy blossom and they start to bend, and also, they follow the light.  I photographed them from tight buds until they had 'expired', yet every stage of their life cycle was amazingly beautiful and inspiring.  This is taken in natural light.
   

Taken on: December 26, 2010

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