this is what’s left of the tulips after nearly 10 days of brightening our table. today, tho’ spent, i find them quite beautiful, still…
the morning, in fact, the better part of today has also been spent at the table, with the tulips, watching an ever-changing sky: one minute the sun shines, the next, grey clouds move in, out, around…
i’m thinking, i know, i should get a moveon, eat lunch and spend some time and my energy preparing tomorrow’s post and salvage what remains of this day … before it too is spent …
Cheers~
Morning Glory Studio 
WOW! 10 days is nice for tulips. I never seem to get them to last more than 5-7! This weather….I am desperately in need of SUN.
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Spent tulips are always beautiful … one more reason to love tulips! I’m looking forward to spending some time on my OLW post tomorrow!
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I am excited (??) to share my update tomorrow! But, honestly… I am glad this Monday is in its waning hours! 🙂
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Last year I gathered all the spent tulip petals on the ground and brought them to Utah. we put them in with my friends mom’s ashes . In the river. They were stunning
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Oh yes, tomorrow I really want to have a post to share! Thanks for the reminder
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I’m amazed that your tulips stayed together that long! I’m also amazed that we’ve reached the last week of April already.
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That’s a lovely meditation on ‘spent’ in its various forms’ … Your tulips still have elegance and lovely colouring despite the odd wrinkle – would be wonderful if we could all do the same :).
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I have a small Trader Joe’s bouquet on my counter that also looks rather spent. Flowers, spent or not, do lift the spirits. I hope the tulips lifted yours.
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Even though the tulips are a little past their bloom, I love the shape of the stems and powdered papery texure of the petals.
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