My friend Mary stopped by Friday and brought three bunches of Parrot Tulips for me! I really needed to see fresh flowers at this time of year, with the almost three feet of snow we have outside. They are a beautiful orange and a luscious red in color, and so elegant the way the stems and leaves casually lean to the left and right. The flowers are opening more each day. I've taken twenty-five photos of them so far, lol. It's so great to have something to photograph rather than snow! Also visible in the photo above are some vintage bracelets, Bakelite and metal. The piece they are all sitting on is a 1940s side table with magazine pockets on each side that I have refinished. The top's mahogany board was sanded smooth and polyurethaned to show the beautiful subtle graining, and the sides are painted and covered in sections with vintage linoleum. Also, just visible at the bottom is a 1930s candy dish in Carnival glass in an almost floral petal design.
This second arrangement sits on my "Bush Sucks" politically painted table, lol. Also just visible is a ceramic clown I found almost twenty-five years ago at a church "White Elephant" sale. You unscrew his head and he holds a pint of liquor. His arms hold four ceramic shot glasses in complimentary colors. As soon as I saw him I fell in love, and he's been on display wherever I've lived ever since.
The orange color has a nice hue about it. I believe bees don't see the same colors we do, I wonder why they want to sting people, there missing out on these colors!
ReplyDeleteThis photo also reminds me when I was back in college learning about the entire photosynthesis process, the krebs cycle, calvin cycle, ATP, such a simple looking thing has such complex workings. And they don't need shrinks, lol!
These tulips are spectacular! Especially the orange ones - so vibrant. Pass on my address to Mary, lol!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful... tulips (any variety) are my favorite flower. I see Dusty Miller is enjoying the new company as well. I like them, nice and bright, makes me want to dance....
ReplyDeleteyes, I'm so glad I potted a few Dusty Miller and brought them in. They're doing really well inside and that will be a few less plants I have to buy in the spring. All of the geraniums I brought in seem to be fairing well too, they're not flowering but they're not getting "leggy" either, just nice and green and compact.
ReplyDeleteJUST BEAUTIFUL. A SIGN OF SPRING TO COME.AS A CHILD WITH THEY WOULD POKE THEIR STEMS THROUGH THE GROUND I WOULD ALWAYS RUN INTO THE HOUSE TELL MOM THAT SPRING ARRIVED. THE TULIPS ARE COMING ALIVE. JUST WHAT I SAW IN MYSELF AS A CHILD. ROBINS WERE ANOTHER WAY OF FEELING SPRING INSIDE. I ALWAYS LOOKED FOR MY FIRST ROBIN.
ReplyDelete"WELL" IT WAS IMPORTANT TO ME AS A CHILD AND STILL IS TODAY.I'M ALWAYS LOOKING TO THE SKY FOR HOPE.
EVEN BABY BUNNIES ARE A HOPE.
MY LITTLE FRIEND,HER MOM AND DAD [LIKE FAMILY]HEADED FOR HOUSTON, TX.YESTERDAY FOR HER CANCER OPERATION TUESDAY. TWO TUMORS AND THYROID TO BE REMOVE.DOCTORS HERE WOULDN'T TOUCH THE CASE. IT'S A RARE CANCER. ONE IN MILLIONS HAVE IT. SO I'LL JUST PLAY TODAY TO KEEP MY MIND OFF LITTLE SID AND PRAY THINGS WILL GO WELL. HER MOTHER IS LIKE MY THRID DAUGHTER.WE ALL HAVE OUR PROBLEMS NOW DON'T WE. SO LET PLAY. SMILE AT SOMEONE TODAY AND MAKE THEIR DAY A HAPPY DAY.I'M GOING TOO OR I COULD JUST SIT HERE AND CRY FOR SID.
GOT TO GO CHURCH JUST STARTED.
GRANNY
I came over from JMG, & I am glad I did. Terrific blog. I am looking forward to going deeper in your archives. You are a handsome, interesting, & opinionated fellow. A good combo.
ReplyDeleteBest wishes from Portland, Oregon.
Hi Stepeh, Welcome! I'm always really happy to meet new people here. Enjoy, there's plenty to look at!
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